Carya tomentosa, commonly known as mockernut hickory, mockernut, white hickory, whiteheart hickory, hognut, bullnut, is a species of tree in the walnut family Juglandaceae. The most abundant of the hi
The pecan is a species of hickory native to the Southern United States and northern Mexico in the region of the Mississippi River.
Carya tomentosa
…Carya species. Hickories usually can be crossed successfully within the genus. Geneticists recognize that mockernut hickory hybridizes naturally with C. illinoensis (Carya x schneckii Sarg.) and C. ovata (Carya x collina Laughlin). Mockernut readily hybridizes with tetraploid C. texana. Hybrids generally are shy…
Carya illinoinensis
A cluster of pecan fruit is exposed as husks dry out and split open.
Pecan sprouting in moist wood-chip mulch in Eastern Oklahoma