Bitternut Pecan
Price: 23.95
Nature Hills
Nursery, Inc.
The Bitternut Pecan tree, Carya brownii, is a large pecan
hickory. It is also called , bitternut hickory, bitternut, bitter
pecan tree, bitter pignut, butternut, butternut hickory, highland
hickory, pig hickory, pignut, pignut hickory, pig walnut, redheart
hickory,swamp hickory, white hickory, and yellow bud hickory.
Bitternut hickory trees are the shortest lived of the hickories,
living to about 200 years. This deciduous species has wood that is
dark brown close-grained. The hardwood is highly shock resistant
which makes it excellent for tools. It also makes good fuel wood and
is planted as an ornamental. It is a fast growing good shade tree.
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Black Walnut
Price: 19.95
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Nursery, Inc.
The Black Walnut tree, Juglans nigra, is prized for its
wood and shade. Black Walnut trees are a large, moderately growing,
majestic tree. This deciduous tree makes a wonderful shade tree, and
when planted for a wood plantation, makes a great long-term
investment. This tree has moderate water requirements and is
tolerant to drought. It has massive, upright spreading, open
branches. The nuts are large and plump and crack out of the shell
easily. The roots of the black walnut produce a substance known as
juglone (5-hydroxy-alpha-napthaquinone). This biochemical is toxic
to many plants such as the tomato, potato, black and blue berries,
and other plants that may grow within a 50 to 60 foot radius of the
trunk. Not all plants are sensitive to juglone and many trees,
vines, shrubs, and flowers will thrive in close proximity to a Black
Walnut tree.
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Hazelnut
Price: 21.95
Nature Hills Nursery,
Inc.
The Hazelnut tree, Corylus americana, also commonly called the
American filbert, is a Missouri native, deciduous, rounded,
multi-stemmed tree/shrub which typically grows 8-16' tall and occurs
in dry or moist thickets, woodlands and wood margins, valleys,
uplands and prairies. In spring, male flowers appear in showy, 2-3"
long, yellowish brown catkins and female flowers appear in small,
reddish, inconspicuous catkins. Hazelnut trees produce small,
egg-shaped, 1/2" long, edible nuts (maturing July-August) which are
encased in leafy, husk-like form. Nuts are similar in flavor to the
European filbert, and may be roasted and eaten or ground into flour,
but are also commonly left for the squirrels and birds. This
deciduous trees has dark green leaves (3-6" long). The fall color is
quite variable, ranging from attractive combinations of orange,
rose, purplish red, yellow and green to yellowish green. Wildlife
relish the nuts.
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Mockernut Hickery
Price: 6.78
Nature Hills
Nursery, Inc.
The Mockernut Hickory tree, Carya tomentosa, is also called a
White Hickory, Whiteheart Hickory, Hognut and Bullnut. The gray bark
of this tree is marked with branching ridges and deep furrows.
Mockernut hickory is so named because the nuts are large but with
thick shells and very small kernels. The twigs are stout and
reddish-brown to grayish-brown in color. This tree grows well on
rich, moist, well-drained soils of upland areas. Mockernut Hickory
trees grow throughout most of the eastern United States and westward
to eastern Texas. It is most common in the southern part of its
range. As with the Shagbark Hickory, the wood of this tree is hard,
strong, tough and elastic, and is used in handles for tools and in
athletic equipment. The unusually small kernels from the nuts are
sweet and edible. It is long lived, sometimes reaching the age of
500 years. This and the other hickories are very desirable both for
forest and shade trees.
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Nuttall Oak
Price: 19.95
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Nursery, Inc.
The Nuttall Oak tree, Quercus nuttallii, was not distinguished as
a species until 1927. It is also called red oak, Red River oak, and
pin oak. It is one of the few commercially important species found
on poorly drained clay flats and low bottoms of the Gulf Coastal
Plain and north in the Mississippi and Red River Valleys. The acorn
or winter buds identify Nuttall oak, easily confused with pin oak
(Q. palustris). The lumber is often cut and sold as red oak. In
addition to producing timber, Nuttall oak is an important species
for wildlife management because of heavy annual mast production.
Nuttall Oak trees are a good choice for low poorly drained
locations. During winter, squirrels find a ready supply of acorns,
since many acorns remain on the tree into January. Acorns are
favored by deer and also eaten by turkeys.
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Pignut Hickory
Price: 16.95
Nature Hills
Nursery, Inc.
The Pignut Hickory tree, Carya glabra, has medium green broad,
flat leaves and firm, gray bark. The bark may be marked in a sort of
diamond pattern by shallow furrows and narrow ridges. This tree
grows well in fairly rich, well drained to dry soils. It occurs with
other hickories and with oaks, characteristically on hillsides and
ridges. Pignut Hickory trees, as with other hickories, has wood that
is tough and strong. The nuts of this particular hickory, unlike
some of the others, are bitter and scarcely edible. The nuts they
are an important food for squirrels and chipmunks and other
wildlife. This shade tree turns a bright yellow for great fall
color.
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Texana Nuttall Oak
Price: 10.95
Nature Hills
Nursery, Inc.
The Texana Nuttall Oak tree, Quercus texana, also known as
Spanish oak, Nuttall's oak, Texas red oak, Spotted Oak, Rock oak,
and red river oak, is a large deciduous native tree of the red oak
group. The Texana Nuttail tree has a wide-spreading, rounded crown.
Fruits are oval acorns (to 1 1/2" long) with scaly cups. Dark green
leaves (4-8" long) are deeply divided into 5-7 spiny, pointed lobes.
Leaf shape is reminiscent of the closely related pin oaks and
schumard oaks. Fall color comes late, but often includes quality
shades of red. Species name is in reference to the state of Texas
where this oak was apparently first identified. Gray-brown bark,
initially thin and smooth, later developes narrow scaly ridges. The
acorn matures in two seasons. The wood is used as red oak lumber.
The acorns are eaten by water fowl and many small mammals.
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White Walnut
Price: 15.45
Nature Hills
Nursery, Inc.
The White Walnut tree, Juglans cinerea, also known as White
walnut and Butternut tree is a small to medium-sized tree. This tree
has a short trunk which is divided into a few ascending limbs with
large spreading, sparsely forked branches. The smaller branches tend
to bend downwards and then turn up at the ends. The crown is open,
broad, irregular in outline and rounded at the top. The root system
is composed of a number of wide-spreading laterals that grow to a
considerable depth. Usually a taproot develops in deep soils. White
Walnut trees grows fast, especially as a seedling, but usually does
not live longer than 75 years. Nuts resemble Black Walnut, but
smaller, with an oily, spicy flavor. Tree is best known for the rich
quality of its wood. It makes a good shade tree.
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Bitternut Hickory
Price: 21.95
Nature Hills
Nursery, Inc.
The Bittenut Hickory, Carya cordiformis, is also known as the
Yellow-bud Hickory tree. The yellow bud makes it difficult to
mistake for another species and combined with the alternate compound
leaves and relatively large nuts, it is very distinctive. The nuts
are reported to be bitter, as one of the common names suggests. The
lighter colored shallow cracks in the younger bark are roughly
similar to those of young Shagbark Hickory, but the mature bark of
Yellow-bud Hickory does not split so deeply. This deciduous tree is
found on moist, fertile soils in the east and central U. S. and is
intolerant of shade. Bitternut Hickory trees are known for their
hard wood. The wood is used for pulpwood and furniture. This
deciduous species displays a leaf color of medium green to dark
green. The fall color is often green to chartruese, but sometimes is
a brilliant golden-yellow in excellent seasons. It is a fast
growing, adaptable tree.
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Black Walnut - Carpathia
Price: 15.95
Nature
Hills Nursery, Inc.
The Carpathian Black Walnut tree, Juglans nigra, 'Carpathian',
can be planted as a nut bearing landscape tree. Common names for the
Carpathian Black Walnut tree are Persian Walnut, English Walnut,
Carpathian Walnut and Madeira Nut. This deciduous tree bears nuts
that are thin-shelled and easy to open. The tree's crown is rounded,
spreading and open. The best growth and nut production comes when it
is placed in deep, dry, light loamy soils. Carpathian Black Walnut
trees are self-pollinating but they will normally do better with
another neighboring Black Walnut. This selection comes from parent
trees in central Michigan where trees crop abundantly although
winter temps plunge to -34' F. It is an excellent shade tree that
bears excellent thin shell English Walnuts.
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Black Walnut - Thomas Black
Price:
5.98
Nature Hills Nursery, Inc.
The 'Thomas Black' Black Walnut tree, Juglans nigra, 'Thomas
Black', is one of the most popular nut trees in America, not only
because of its expensive wood, but the nuts are in high demand for
cookies, cakes and ice-cream. The Thomas strain is the best
seedgrown clone of all. It produces many bushels of nuts large in
size and easily cracked. The straw colored kernels are tangy
flavored and delicious. This deciduous majestic shade tree is one of
the trouble free trees to grow. Black Walnust trees reach up to 50
ft. tall, and one mature tree often sells for several thousand
dollars. Many people plant these trees not only for the abundant
crop of nuts, but as a timber investment for their children’s
future. The nuts are rounder in shape than common walnut.
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