mockernut hickory

plant

Also known as: Carya tomentosa

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The mockernut hickory (Carya tomentosa) is a North American hickory tree. It is characterized by its smooth bark and fragrant leaves, which typically have seven to nine leaflets. The tree is also known as black hickory or hard-bark hickory. The term "mockernut" also refers to the nut produced by this tree.12

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hickory
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laciniosa), and the mockernut hickory (C. tomentosa). The nuts of the bitternut hickory (C. cordiformis) and the water hickory (C. aquatica) are bitter-tasting and inedible, because the skin covering the kernels contains tannin. The nuts of most other species are edible but are too small to be commercially…
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laciniosa), and the mockernut hickory (C. tomentosa). The nuts of the bitternut hickory (C. cordiformis) and the water hickory (C. aquatica) are bitter-tasting and inedible, because the skin covering the kernels contains tannin. The nuts of most other species are edible but are too small to be commercially…
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