Caryer cordiforme

bitternut hickory

SPECIES

1. KingdomPlantae
2. PhylumTracheophyta
3. ClassMagnoliopsida
4. OrderFagales
5. FamilyJuglandaceae

Native toAlabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky

Observations30,428

Observations recorded17,989

Bitternut hickory, though present throughout the eastern forest, does not grow in sufficient numbers to be included as a titled species in the Society of American Foresters forest cover types (8), but it is mentioned as an associated species in six types. With one exception, most of these types are subclimax to climax. In the northern forest region, the types are Sugar Maple-Basswood (Society of American Foresters Type 26) and Sugar Maple (Type 27); in the central forest region, White Oak-Black Oak-Northern Red Oak (Type 52) and White Oak (Type 53); in the southern forest region, Loblolly Pine-Shortleaf Pine (Type 80) and Swamp Chestnut Oak-Cherrybark Oak (Type 91). Hickories are mentioned, but not individually identified, in 16 other cover types; however, 5 of these mentioned types are subclimax to climax. Because bitternut hickory occupies many sites throughout its geographic range, its associations vary. In addition to the species named in the cover types, bitternut hickory grows with various oaks (Quercus spp.) in the northern region. In the southern part of Quebec, there is a sugar maple-bitternut hickory subtype that is restricted to deep soils. Trees associated with it inclu