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Carya laciniosa

 
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Family: Juglandaceae (joo-glan-DAY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Carya (KAIR-yuh) (Info)
Species: laciniosa (la-sin-ee-OH-suh) (Info)

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4 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Edible Fruits and Nuts
Trees

Height:
over 40 ft. (12 m)

Spacing:
over 40 ft. (12 m)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Green
Inconspicuous/none

Bloom Time:
Mid Spring

Foliage:
Deciduous
Smooth-Textured
Good Fall Color

Other details:
May be a noxious weed or invasive
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse
From seed; sow indoors before last frost
From seed; direct sow after last frost

Seed Collecting:
Remove fleshy coating on seeds before storing
Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored

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Thumbnail #1 of Carya laciniosa by ineedacupoftea

Profile:

1 positive
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive jqpublic On Jan 29, 2009, jqpublic from Cary, NC (Zone 7b) wrote:

This is a beautiful tree who nuts were disseminated by Native Americans and then farmed once large enough for those same nuts. The nuts made their way all the way over to Durham, NC where there is a disjunct population along New Hope Creek (most likely a leftover Native American hickory farm). The NC state champion is also located among that grove of trees...with an amazing trunk diameter of 3 feet!

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

La Grange, Georgia
Benton, Kentucky
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
Raleigh, North Carolina
Wytheville, Virginia
North Omak, Washington



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