Knowra Carya tomentosa Carya tomentosa Carya tomentosa, or mockernut hickory, is a slow-growing North American deciduous tree in the walnut family. It is distinguished by shaggy bark, downy leaf undersides, and nuts with thick shells.
Carya : Carya is a genus of deciduous trees in the walnut family, native to Asia and North America. Mockernut hickory is one of the genus’s North American species.
Hickory nut : A hickory nut is the edible seed enclosed by the shell and husk of a Carya fruit. Mockernut hickory produces nuts with unusually thick shells and little kernel.
Hickory wood : Hickory wood is dense, strong hardwood obtained from trees in the genus Carya. Mockernut hickory contributes tough timber used in tool handles and other demanding applications.
Carya alba : Carya alba, commonly called pignut hickory, is an eastern North American hickory with pear-shaped fruits. Pignut hickory has thinner-shelled, more pear-shaped fruits than mockernut hickory.
Juglandaceae : Juglandaceae is a family of trees that includes walnuts, pecans, and hickories. This family places mockernut hickory among other nut-bearing trees.
Wind pollination : Wind pollination is the transfer of pollen between flowers by air currents. Mockernut hickory flowers release and receive pollen without attracting animal pollinators.
Woodworking : Woodworking is the craft of shaping and joining wood into useful or decorative objects. The species’ hard wood is valued where strength and shock resistance matter.
Carya ovata : Carya ovata, or shagbark hickory, is an eastern North American tree with bark that separates into long plates. Both have shaggy bark, but shagbark hickory’s plates are longer and looser.
Compound leaf : A compound leaf has multiple leaflets attached to a shared leaf stalk. Mockernut hickory leaves are pinnately compound, usually with seven to nine leaflets.
Monoecy : Monoecy is the condition in which one plant bears separate male and female flowers. A single mockernut hickory tree bears both kinds of flowers.
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