JUGLANDACEAE - - Walnut Family

Carya tomentosa (Lamarck) Nuttall — Mockernut Hickory, White Hickory

Synonym = Carya alba (Linnaeus) Nuttall ex Elliott

Mockernut Hickory (Carya tomentosa) is a large hickory tree. The leaves have 7 to 9 leaflets; leaf rachis' densely covered with hairs; twigs brown and hairy; end buds large covered with several whitish scales; fruit husk thick, but slightly thinner than C. ovata; bark with the very distinctive, heavily furrowed "corrigated metal" pattern.

Habitat:

Mockernut Hickory occurs mainly along ridges, dry hills, and hillsides but makes its best growth in rich, well-drained soils.

The native range of Carya tomentosa (Mockernut Hickory)

Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].

The Georgia range of Carya tomentosa (Mockernut Hickory)

Zomlefer, W.B., J.R. Carter, & D.E. Giannasi. 2014 (and ongoing). The Atlas of Georgia Plants. University of Georgia Herbarium (Athens, Georgia) and Valdosta State University Herbarium (Valdosta, Georgia). Available at: http://www.georgiaherbaria.org/.