Arkansas Tree Database

Scientific name:

Carya Texana

Size:

60'-70' tall

Leaves:

alternate, odd-pinnately compound, 8"-12" long, with 7 (sometimes 5) toothed leaflets

Flowers:

inconspicuous

Fruit:

pear-shaped husk, thin, splitting to or nearly to the base, nut slightly flattened and thick-shelled, with edible kernel

Fall Interest:

bright yellow to brown; deciduous

Culture:

partial sun; well-drained soil, commonly dry, rocky; tolerant of acidity, low fertility, and an indicator of poor soil

Disease/Insect:

Use:

moth host plant, such as for the luna moth and the regal moth whose caterpillar is called hickory horned devil; of little use as lumber

Cultivars:

Notes:

bark dark gray and tight with irregular furrows separating into thin scales or nearly black and deeply divided into rough blocky ridges; slow grower, crooked and limby; native to Arkansas