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bitternut hickory

Carya cordiformis

The bitternut hickory is a tall tree with beautiful leaves and tasty nuts. It grows in forests and is loved by many animals who eat its nuts!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The bitternut hickory is a tall, slender tree with smooth, gray bark that becomes furrowed with age. Its most distinctive feature is the striking bright yellow, sulfur-colored buds that stand out in winter. It produces small, thin leaves and unique yellow, egg-shaped nuts with four prominent wings.

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bitternut hickory

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Bitternut hickory nuts are so bitter, even most squirrels only eat them when truly starving!

Despite the bitter nuts, its strong wood is perfect for making things like tool handles and furniture!

Its bright yellow buds look like tiny pieces of sunshine, glowing even in snowy winter!

Native Americans once used the tree's bark to make a yellow dye for baskets and cloth!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Bitter Guardian

Bitternut hickory has extremely bitter nuts that discourage most animals from eating them, helping its seeds survive.

Fähigkeit

Sulfur Signal

Its striking yellow buds glow in winter, allowing easy identification even when its leaves have fallen.

Fähigkeit

Wet Feet Warrior

This tree can grow in damp soils and even floodplains, thriving where other trees might struggle to survive.

Maße und Details

Höhe
1500-3500 cm
Ausbreitung
1000-1500 cm
Blütezeit
Frühling
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Wind

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

eats its bitter nuts, often burying them for later.

eats

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

browses on young twigs and leaves during winter.

eats

Fall webworm

Hyphantria cunea

larvae consume its leaves, creating visible silken webs.

shelters

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

often excavates nesting cavities in its large trunks.

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Gefahr

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Be careful not to climb too high in trees. Always ask an adult for help!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von bitternut hickory?

1500-3500 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von bitternut hickory?

1000-1500 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von bitternut hickory?

Frühling

Was ist der/die/das essbar von bitternut hickory?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von bitternut hickory?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von bitternut hickory?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von bitternut hickory?

Wind

Wo findet man bitternut hickory normalerweise?

Forests

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