Red Hickory

Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. - Walnut family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 100.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Brown

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Red Hickory: Acrobasis angusella, Catocala palaeogama, Halysidota tessellaris, Schizura concinna

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West 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.