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Bitternut Pecan
It is a fast growing good shade tree. Bitternut hickory trees are the shortest lived of the hickories, living to about 200 years. The Bitternut Pecan tree, Carya brownii, is a large pecan hickory. It also makes good fuel wood and is planted as an ornamental. The hardwood is highly shock resistant which makes it excellent for tools. It is also called , bitternut hickory, bitternut, bitter pecan tree, bitter pignut, butternut, butternut hickory, highland hickory, pig hickory, pignut, pignut hickory, pig walnut, redheart hickory,swamp hickory, white hickory, and yellow bud hickory. This deciduous species has wood that is dark brown close-grained. ... more
Black Walnut - Carpathia Carpathian Black Walnut trees are self-pollinating but they will normally do better with another neighboring Black Walnut. The best growth and nut production comes when it is placed in deep, dry, light loamy soils. This selection comes from parent trees in central Michigan where trees crop abundantly although winter temps plunge to -34' F. It is an excellent shade tree that bears excellent thin shell English Walnuts. Common names for the Carpathian Black Walnut tree are Persian Walnut, English Walnut, Carpathian Walnut and Madeira Nut. This deciduous tree bears nuts that are thin-shelled and easy to open. The tree's crown is rounded, spreading and open. The Carpathian Black Walnut tree, Juglans nigra, 'Carpathian', can be planted as a nut bearing landscape tree. |