Plants

Carpinus caroliniana 'Ames 32093'

[American Hornbeam]

Popular in urban landscapes due to its small size and bright fall foliage. Collected as a seed by by Jeff Carstens and Andy Schmitz from the Brenton Arboretum in Dallas Center, IA in 2013. Little information is known about how much it differs from its parent.

Carpinus caroliniana 'CCSQU' [sold as Palisade®™]

[Palisade® American Hornbeam]

Palisade is an upright, narrow, oval habit cultivar that is noted for its strongly ascending branches. Its dark green leaves changes to a soft golden color in the fall. A clean, trouble-free small tree, useful in intensive situations such as patios and malls, and equally interesting in naturalized plantings. Useful as a large hedge if coppiced when young. Performs well in heavy shade and tolerates periodic flooding. Difficult to transplant. Move balled-and-burlapped for best results.

Carpinus caroliniana 'JFS-KW6' [sold as Native Flame® ]

[Native Flame® American Hornbeam]

'JFS-KW6' is a cultivar with charming double serrated green leaves that mature to bright red in the fall. HAs an upright to oval shape and fruit that emerges red at the tips that fade to green as they mature.

Carya cordiformis

[Bitternut Hickory]

Carya cordiformis is naturally found growing in low woodlands and along rivers, streams, and ponds. This is one of the fastest growing of the hickories. The long taproot can make this species difficult to transplant. There are no serious insect or disease threats.

Carya glabra

[Pignut Hickory]

With its straight trunk and strong, hard wood, the Pignut Hickory is most commonly grown for the lumber industry and is not generally used as an ornamental tree. In the wild, it tends to grow on ridges and hillsides in dry to moist soils. This large tree needs a great deal of room to grow and transplants poorly due to its large taproot. The nuts are generally too bitter for humans to eat, but are…

Carya illinoinensis

[Pecan]

The Pecan is a tall, straight-trunked tree and is the largest of the hickories. It is well-known for its sweet, edible nuts and because of this, it is an important horticultural crop in the south, where it produces fruit most abundantly. However, it is not generally recommended for use in the landscape, due to its pest susceptibility and litter problem. With its large taproot, it can also be quite difficult to transplant.

Carya laciniosa

[Shellbark Hickory]

This high branching tree has a straight, slender trunk, narrowing crown, and small spreading branches with the lower branches drooping and upper branches ascending. The nut that is produced is sweet and edible. The Shellbark Hickory is similar to C. ovata (Shagbark Hickory) in many respects, except it does not grow as large and tends to grow near lowlands or bottomlands where there is more moisture in the soil. The wood from this tree provides…

Carya ovalis

[Red Hickory]

Carya ovata

[Shagbark Hickory]

The bark of Carya ovata gives the tree its common name and is characteristically rough and shaggy on mature trees, growing in long flat plates, making especially good winter interest. The wood of this tree is especially hard, making it useful for a variety of products. This tree develops a large taproot, making it difficult to transplant.

Carya pallida

[Sand Hickory]

Native to Southern Indiana.