Carya Glabra Pignut Hickory

Carya Glabra Pignut Hickory showcases inconspicuous, greenish-yellow blooms in spring. The male blooms appear in hanging catkins, and the female blooms emerge in short spikes. Hard, pear-shaped fruits follow the female blooms. Pignut Hickory's branches are clad with pinnately compound leaves with 5-7 toothed, ovate leaflets. The leaves emerge burgundy in spring, turn shiny green on reaching maturity, and take a rich golden-yellow fall shade. Pignut Hickory thrives in full sun to partial shade in humusy, rich, moist, well-drained soils. The deciduous shade tree forms a narrow, oblong crown with slender, contorted branches.