Virginia’s native bitternut hickory is easily recognized among the hickories, according to Helen Hamilton, president of the John Clayton Chapter, Virginia Native Plant Society. “Like those of ...

This week, we introduce the bitternut hickory or Carya cordiformis. This cousin of the pecan, has anywhere from five to 11 leaflets, commonly seven to nine, on each alternately held compound leaf.

Hickory trees are one of the most important hardwood trees in North America. Hickory isn't one single type of tree; it's a variety of species within the Carya genus. There are about 12 species ...

Hickory was also fine firewood and gave a distinctive flavor to smoked ham and bacon. The two hickories native to the Chicago area, shagbark and bitternut, are closely related to pecans ...

Staten Island's indigenous species include mockernut, pignut, shagbark, and bitternut hickory. Mockernut is the most common. Its name refers to the relatively small amount of edible "meat ...

There are five varieties of hickory that are native here: the pignut, mockernut, shagbark, shellbark and bitternut hickory. Pignut and mockernut hickories prefer upland areas and are often ...