Western North Carolina Nature Center 75 Gashes Creek Road Asheville, NC 28805 Bitternut Hickory - Carya cordiformis Juglandaceae - Walnut family Research by H. Clay Smith Bitternut hickory

Bitternut Hickory Carya cordiformis Leaves are alternate, compound with five to nine leaflets. leavesThe bitternut hickory is a tall slender tree, 60 to 80 feet tall. It is found on moist sites