Carya pallida: Country Or Region Of Origin
Eastern U.S.A. to southern IL
Plant Profile: Carya pallida
Taxonomy: Carya pallidaNames
Pale Hickory, Sand Hickory
Phonetic Spelling:
Genus:Carya
Species:pallida
Family:Juglandaceae
Sand hickory is a sizable deciduous tree belonging to the Juglandaceae family, which includes walnuts, and is indigenous to the southeastern United States. True to its name, it typically thrives in sandy or rocky soil conditions. This tree features a straight trunk and can attain heights of up to 80 feet, topped with a lush, dense crown.
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#large tree
#native tree
#NC native
#deciduous tree
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Carya pallida Feature Summary
Attributes
Eastern U.S.A. to southern IL
Woody
Fruit
Pear-shaped to round nut 3/4"-1 1/2" wide, yellow when young dark brown when mature in early fall.
Nut
Brown/Copper
Gold/Yellow
1-3 inches
Flowers
Moneceious male flowers catkins, female flowers in clusters at the tips of branches, appear in mid-spring.
Catkin
Spring
Leaves
Alternate, pinnately compound with 5-9 serrated, lance to ovate leaflets. Underside is pale, silvery and pubesent
Deciduous
Green
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Alternate
Ovate
Lanceolate
Serrate
Bark
Smooth gray bark when young, forming furrows and scaly ridges with a diamond shape at maturity
Light Gray
Scaly
Smooth
Ridges
Furrowed
Diamond
Stem
Red brown to dark brown with light lenticles, stout branches but more slender than other hickories. Buds are oval shaped with silvery scales and hairs. Leaf scars are three lobed.
Brown/Copper
Red/Burgundy
Conspicuous
Whole Plant Traits
Tree
Native Plant
Deciduous
Cultural Conditions
more than 60 feet
24-60 feet
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Carya pallida Attributes
Carya pallida: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Carya pallida Fruit
Carya pallida: Fruit Description
Pear-shaped to round nut 3/4"-1 1/2" wide, yellow when young dark brown when mature in early fall.
Carya pallida: Fruit Type
Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua
Carya pallida: Fruit Color
Brown/Copper
Gold/Yellow
Carya pallida: Display/Harvest Time
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
Carya pallida: Fruit Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Carya pallida Flowers
Carya pallida: Flower Description
Moneceious male flowers catkins, female flowers in clusters at the tips of branches, appear in mid-spring.
Carya pallida: Flower Inflorescence
Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel
Carya pallida: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Carya pallida Leaves
Carya pallida: Leaf Description
Alternate, pinnately compound with 5-9 serrated, lance to ovate leaflets. Underside is pale, silvery and pubesent
Carya pallida: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Carya pallida: Leaf Color
Green
Carya pallida: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Carya pallida: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Carya pallida: Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
Carya pallida: Leaf Margin
Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate
Carya pallida: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Carya pallida Bark
Carya pallida: Bark Description
Smooth gray bark when young, forming furrows and scaly ridges with a diamond shape at maturity
Carya pallida: Bark Color
Light Gray
Carya pallida: Surface/Attachment
Bumpy
Exfoliating
Fissured
Furrowed
Lenticels
Papery
Patchy
Peeling
Ridges
Scaly
Shaggy
Shiny
Shredding
Smooth
Spongy
Carya pallida: Bark Plate Shape
Diamond
Irregular
Oval
Rectangle
Round
Square
Carya pallida Stem
Carya pallida: Stem Description
Red brown to dark brown with light lenticles, stout branches but more slender than other hickories. Buds are oval shaped with silvery scales and hairs. Leaf scars are three lobed.
Carya pallida: Stem Color
Brown/Copper
Red/Burgundy
Carya pallida: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Carya pallida: Stem Lenticels
Conspicuous
Not Conspicuous
Carya pallida Whole Plant Traits
Carya pallida: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Carya pallida: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Carya pallida Cultural Conditions
Carya pallida: Available Space To Plant
12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet
