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Probably the most common and widespread of the hickory
trees. It is easily recognized by its bright yellow buds.
This tree produces nuts which cannot be eaten, except
by some wildlife, but early settlers pressed an oil from
the nuts which fueled oil lamps. This same oil was also
used as a cure for rheumatism.
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| Height: 60’-80’ |
| Leaves: Alternate,
pinnately compound; 6”-10” long, with slender, hairy
axis. 7-9 leaflets 2”-6” long, finely saw-toothed.
Yellow green above, light green and slightly hairy beneath, turning
yellow in autumn. |
| Habitat: In
moist valleys of the South, and in mixed hardwood forests from
Minnesota to New Hampshire, south to Florida and
west to Texas. |
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