Mockernut Hickory
Carya tomentosa (Lam.) Nutt. - Walnut family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 100.0 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 Mockernut Hickory: Acrobasis angusella, Acrobasis caryabella, Acrobasis caryae, Acrobasis elyi, Acrobasis exsulella, Acrobasis kearfottella, Acrobasis stigmella, Amorpha juglandis, Amphipyra pyramidoides, Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Cameraria caryaefoliella, Catocala epione, Catocala palaeogama, Catocala retecta, Catocala ulalume, Datana integerrima, Dichomeris ventrella, Halysidota tessellaris, Holcocera aphidiella, Lophocampa caryae, Lymantria dispar, Ortholepis jugosella, Perimede erransella, Phyllonorycter caryaealbella, Psaphida rolandi, Schizura concinna, Stigmella juglandifoliella
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
- CAN: Ontario
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.