pignut hickory
Carya glabra
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size50 to 80 feet tall30 to 40 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow , green , brown
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk, silt
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Pignut hickory (Carya glabra) is a tree for pollinator gardens and low maintenance landscapes. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist soil of most types. It grows slowly and has a large taproot, so it is hard to transplant. Songbirds and small mammals visit it, and it hosts some moths. Deer rarely make it their first choice.
Pairs well with Black oak, Red twig dogwood, Sourwood, and Indian grass.
Native range
AL, AR, CT, DC, and 27 more places. See all 31
AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, and WV; ON.