Water Hickory
Carya aquatica
Summary 9
Carya aquatica (Bitter pecan or Water hickory) is a large tree, that can grow over 30 metres (98 ft) tall of the Juglandaceae or walnut family. In the American South it is a dominant plant species found on clay flats and backwater areas near streams and rivers. The species reproduces aggressively both by seed and sprouts from roots and from stumps of cut trees. Water hickory is a major component of wetland forests now in the south...
Taxon biology 10
Juglandaceae -- Walnut family
John K. Francis
Water hickory (Carya aquatica) is a major constituent of clay flats and backwater areas near streams and rivers of the South. Also known as bitter pecan, the species reproduces aggressively from both seed and sprouts. Cutting practices that suppressed competing species have allowed it to increase in better drained areas. Because of "shake" and smaller size, water hickory is deemed inferior to pecan (C. illinoensis) for sawing. Water hickory is a major component of wetland forests now considered important in cleansing drainage waters.
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- (c) "<a href=""http://www.nal.usda.gov/"">National Agricultural Library</a>. Originally from <a href=""http://www.fs.fed.us/"">US Forest Service</a>. United States, FL.", some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://plants.usda.gov/gallery/large/caaq2_005_lvp.jpg
- (c) "<a href=""http://www.nal.usda.gov/"">National Agricultural Library</a>. Originally from <a href=""http://www.fs.fed.us/"">US Forest Service</a>. United States, FL.", some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://plants.usda.gov/gallery/large/caaq2_006_lvp.jpg
- (c) "<a href=""http://www.nal.usda.gov/"">National Agricultural Library</a>. Originally from <a href=""http://www.fs.fed.us/"">US Forest Service</a>. United States, FL.", some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://plants.usda.gov/gallery/large/caaq2_007_lvp.jpg
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More Info
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