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Pignut Hickory
The bark may be marked in a sort of diamond pattern by shallow furrows and narrow ridges. The nuts of this particular hickory, unlike some of the others, are bitter and scarcely edible. This shade tree turns a bright yellow for great fall color. The nuts they are an important food for squirrels and chipmunks and other wildlife. Pignut Hickory trees, as with other hickories, has wood that is tough and strong. The Pignut Hickory tree, Carya glabra, has medium green broad, flat leaves and firm, gray bark. It occurs with other hickories and with oaks, characteristically on hillsides and ridges. This tree grows well in fairly rich, well drained to dry soils. ... get more information
Thornless Honeylocust The fine small textured leaves casts a light shade and usually do not need raking in the fall. This deciduous tree is tolerant of drought conditions, high pH, and is salt tolerant. Thornless Honeylocust trees are an excellent lawn tree for filtered shade. Readily transplanted, it withstands a wide range of conditions although it reaches maximum development on rich, moist bottomlands or on soils of a limestone origin. The Thornless Honeylocust tree, Gleditsia Triacanthos, is fast growing as a young tree and will grow 2’ or more a year over a 10-year period. |
