Carya texana Buckley, Black Hickory
Black Hickory, Carya texana, has
leaves typical of hickory trees.
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The husks of black hickory trees have
heart shaped cavities where the nut sits.
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Just under an inch long, nuts of Carya
texana are smaller than those of most
hickory trees.
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Black hickory trees turn bright
yellow in the fall before losing their
leaves over winter.
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As the leaves change color, the venation
pattern becomes more obvious.
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Black hickory are deciduous trees
and begin to change color early to
mid fall.
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The bark of Carya texana is greenish
gray brown and is lightly textured on
most of the trunk, roughening with age.
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Rougher bark on the trunk
base of Black hickory.
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