Water Hickory

Carya aquatica (Michx. f.) Nutt. - Walnut family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 150.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Bloom Time: Mid Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Water Hickory: Catocala agrippina, Catocala maestosa

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.