Carya Tomentosa " Mockernut Hickory"

Carya Tomentosa " Mockernut Hickory" host plant

Did you know that 238 insects use Carya trees as their host plant?

Butterfly host for Banded Hairstreak ( Satyrium Calanus)

Pot Size: 3 gallon

Height: 1 to 2 feet

Facts about Carya Tomentosa host plant:

This tall majestic tree that produce round, hard-shelled, edible nuts can be find in all East Coast until Texas.  Mockernut Hickory also known as mockernut hickory, mockernut, white hickory, whiteheart hickory, hognut, bull nut tree is one important host plant for the banded hairstreak butterfly. The leaves are alternate, compound, odd pinnate, around 13" long; leaflets typically seven in number but sometimes five or nine, ovate to obovate; lowermost leaflets about one third smaller. Flowers: male flowers borne in light green catkins and around 8 " long. Fruit: a nut, borne in a thin, reddish brown husk. Distribution: found primarily I well drained upland woods.

* Family: Juglandaceae

* Zones: 4 to 9

* Height: 60 to 80 feet

* Bloom Time: April to May

* Sun: Full sun to part shade

* Water: Medium