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Common name: Bitternut Hickory
Scientific name: Carya cordiformis
Category: Native Tree - Deciduous, Common
Sample mature size: 30 m tall, 15 m wide; 98.5 ft tall, 49.5 ft wide
Sunlight: Full-sun, Partial-sun
Water: Medium-wet
Soil: Loam
Blooms: Green in May
Natural habitats: Open-upland, Meadow-grasslands, Carolinian-forest
Wildlife benefits: Beneficial insects π, Grassland birds π¦, Omnivores π¦, Deer/moose π¦
Points of interest: - Very beneficial to small animals, birds and insects - Produces a bitter, round nut that is inedible - Soil needs to stay moist in summer months - Wood is very hard and can be used to make handles for tools, and sports equipment (for example, Lacrosse sticks)