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Plant Details

Carya tomentosa

Mockernut Hickory, White Hickory

Scientific Name:	Carya tomentosa
Genus:	Carya
Species Epithet:	tomentosa
Common Name:	Mockernut Hickory, White Hickory
Plant Type	Tree
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Juglandaceae (Walnut Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Invasive Status:	^(*Key)
Size:	72-100 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	Yellow, Green
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Dry, Moist
Bloom Time:	April, May
Growing Area:	Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain
Habitat Description:	Forests and woodlands. Common throughout NC.
Leaf Arrangement:	Alternate
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Compound
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Highest Wildlife Value
Landscape Value:	Suitable for home landscapes
State Rank:	S5: Secure ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G5 - Secure ^(*Key)
Notes:	Nut husks 1/4" to 3/8". Leaves hairy on lower surface.
All parts of this plant are hairy. Mecklenburg Co., NC Larry Mellichamp
Lemon-yellow fall foliage Forsyth Co., NC Lisa Lofland Gould
Spangle Gall (caused by an Hemipteran in the genus Phylloxera) on Mockernut leaves Forsyth Co., NC Lisa Lofland Gould
Close-up of branches and leaf rachis showing the wooly, crooked matted hairs- tomentose, hence the specific epithet. Guilford County, North Carolina Bettina Darveaux
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record Vascular Plants of NC: https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/species_account.php NC Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/carya-tomentosa/ Native Plant Trust’s Go Botany: https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/carya/tomentosa/ https://nc.audubon.org/700