Juglandaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Carya aquatica

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Carya aquatica is a deciduous tree that can grow up to 46 metres tall, though it is more likely to be around 33 metres with a bole around 30cm in diameter and clear of branches for 16 metres[ 379 Title Silvics of North America. Agricultural Handbook No. 654. Publication Author Burns. R.M. & Honkala. B.H. Website http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/table_of_contents.htm Publisher USDA Forest Service; Washington DC. Year 1990 ISBN Description A very comprehensice guide to about 200 species of timber trees of N. America, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Mainly temperate species, plus a number of tropical species. It is downloadable from the Internet. ]. Unlike many species in the genus, Carya aquatica does not produce a good quality edible seed (it is very bitter) and is little eaten other than by birds and rodents.The wood is of lower quality and mainly used for fuel[ 1212 Title New Trees Publication Author Grimshaw J.; Bayton R.; Wilks H. Publisher Kew Publishing; London Year 2009 ISBN 1842461737 Description Provides comprehensive botanical descriptions and horticultural commentary on over 800 tree species that have been introduced to cultivation in recent decades. ]. The plant is sometimes grown as an ornamental. Carya aquatica has a large, stable population and broad geographic range with no major threats..The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2018)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeCentral southern and south-eastern N. America - Texas, Oklahoma and Illinois, east to Florida and Virginia

HabitatMost common in bottomlands and swamps, in ground that is often inundated for at least part of the year, though the best specimens grow on deep well-drained alluvial soils; at elevations up to 200 metres[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. , 229 Title The Complete Trees of N. America. Field Guide and Natural History. Publication Author Elias. T. Publisher Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. Year 1980 ISBN 0442238622 Description A very good concise guide. Gives habitats, good descriptions, maps showing distribution and a few of the uses. It also includes the many shrubs that occasionally reach tree proportions. , 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].