James- The broadness of the leaflets leads me to think it is a sweet pignut, *Carya ovalis.*
Steve On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 3:50 AM, James Parton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > Will, > > The tree would have been really impressive if it would have been a > single stem. > > JP > > On Oct 27, 8:50 pm, "Will Blozan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Looks like a multi-stemmed bitternut. > > > > Will F. Blozan > > > > President, Eastern Native Tree Society > > > > President, Appalachian Arborists, Inc. > > > > _____ > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of James Parton > > Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 5:17 PM > > To: ENTS > > Subject: [ENTS] Fletcher Park Hickory > > > > ENTS, > > > > While fishing Cane Creek late this last summer I noticed a nice Hickory > and > > said then I would come back and measure it. I am unsure of the type but > the > > leaves and nuts are fairly small. I think it is a Bitternut Hickory. > Maybe > > some of you can ID it from the pictures. It's bark, at first glance > > resembles a Tuliptree but is not furrowed quite as deep. The leaves were > in > > a brilliant yellow fall color. > > > > The tree is located on a trail alongside Cane Creek in Fletcher Park, > > Fletcher NC. > > > > Hickory ( Bitternut? ) 13' 7 1/2" cbh 84.99 feet tall. > > > > James Parton > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org You are subscribed to the Google Groups "ENTSTrees" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
