#736 most planted
Carya
Hickory
Deciduous
538
trees mapped
0.01%
of all named trees
13
cities
6.5 in
median trunk (17 cm, 403 measured)
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Carya, commonly known as hickory, includes 19 species of deciduous trees. They are valued for their edible nuts and strong wood. Hickories provide significant ecological benefits, offering food for a variety of wildlife, though some species can produce notable ground litter.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1930.10%5.8 yr5.8 in
- 1270.01%—0.6 in
- 580.02%—9.3 in
- 500.01%—2.0 in
- 490.01%—15 in
- 220.02%8.4 yr45 in
- 180.02%—4.7 in
- 60.00%4.8 yr20 in
- 50.00%—18 in
- 40.00%—17 in
- 30.00%—3.0 in
- 20.00%——
- 10.00%—17 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 50–80 ft
- Canopy spread
- 30–40 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 6.5 in, mean 12 in, 90th percentile 30 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Northern Triangle temperate forests
- East Central Texas forests
- Eastern Canadian Forest-Boreal transition
- Mississippi lowland forests
- New England-Acadian forests
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
Other Carya in the catalogue
8 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
