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![]() | Water Hickory is a fairly common large tree of wet bottomland forests in the Coastal Plain. They tend to have more leaflets (9-11) than the similar Bitternut Hickory (7-9 leaflets) and lack Bitternut's yellow buds. Columbus Co., NC 7/19/03. |
![]() | The leaves also tend to be a little more strongly curved (falcate). The Sand Hickory also has 9 leaflets but has yellowish buds, grows in dry habitats, has silvery leaf undersides, and spicily fragrant leaves. Greenville, NC 11/6/05. |
![]() | The nuts are flattened. Greenville, NC 11/6/05. |
![]() | The bark tends to be a little shaggy. |
More information:
US Forest Service Silvics Manual
Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
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