This week, we introduce the White hickory or Carya tomentosa. This tree, also known as mockernut hickory, has stout twigs like those of shagbark hickory and large terminal buds, but its bark is not ...

Mockernut hickory leaves are alternate ... The bark is brownish-black, and leaves are 18–24 inches long, containing nine to 17 narrow, long leaflets with a hook shape near each tip.

and the closely related black walnut also produces an edible nut. Staten Island's indigenous species include mockernut, pignut, shagbark, and bitternut hickory. Mockernut is the most common.

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 ...