Nutmeg Hickory

Nutmeg Hickory is the rarest of the true hickories native to North America, found scattered in moist to wet bottomlands, alluvial flats, and river swamps of the southeastern coastal plain from South Carolina west to southeastern Texas, where it reaches its greatest abundance in Louisiana and Mississippi. The round, dark nuts — resembling nutmegs in shape and borne in thick, 4-parted husks — are smaller than those of most hickories but are relished by squirrels, white-tailed deer, and wild turkeys, and were historically gathered and eaten by Native Americans. Plant fresh nuts directly in fall in deep, moist, slightly acidic loamy soil in full sun, allowing 90–120 days of cold stratification over winter before spring germination; the deep taproot that forms in the first growing season makes older trees virtually impossible to transplant. Trees grow steadily in bottomland soils and develop spectacular golden-yellow fall color and deeply furrowed gray bark that make them outstanding additions to naturalized floodplain or riparian plantings. Спосіб посадки: Посів у відкритий ґрунт Відстань між рослинами: 360–600 дюймів Висота: 960–1440 дюймів Дні до схожості: 30–120 Температура ґрунту для схожості: 4–13°C

Nutmeg Hickory is the rarest of the true hickories native to North America, found scattered in moist to wet bottomlands, alluvial flats, and river swamps of the southeastern coastal plain from South Carolina west to southeastern Texas, where it reaches its greatest abundance in Louisiana and Mississippi. The round, dark nuts — resembling nutmegs in shape and borne in thick, 4-parted husks — are smaller than those of most hickories but are relished by squirrels, white-tailed deer, and wild turkeys, and were historically gathered and eaten by Native Americans. Plant fresh nuts directly in fall in deep, moist, slightly acidic loamy soil in full sun, allowing 90–120 days of cold stratification over winter before spring germination; the deep taproot that forms in the first growing season makes older trees virtually impossible to transplant. Trees grow steadily in bottomland soils and develop spectacular golden-yellow fall color and deeply furrowed gray bark that make them outstanding additions to naturalized floodplain or riparian plantings. Спосіб посадки: Посів у відкритий ґрунт Відстань між рослинами: 360–600 дюймів Висота: 960–1440 дюймів Дні до схожості: 30–120 Температура ґрунту для схожості: 4–13°C --- Час посадки: -8–-2 тижнів осіння посадка Direct sow fresh nuts in fall at 2–3 inch depth in moist, deep, slightly acidic, loamy bottomland soil in full sun; cold stratification of 90–120 days over winter is required before spring germination. Nutmeg Hickory develops a deep taproot early and transplants poorly once established — direct seeding or very young container stock is strongly preferred.