Carya myristiciformis

Botanical Description

Carya myristiciformis is a deciduous tree with a narrowm rather open crown; it can grow around 24 - 35 metres tall with a long straight trunk up to 60cm in diameter[ 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. , 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials. Carya myristiciformis is widespread and the population is considered to be large. In Mexico there is risk to the species due to agricultural activity, pressure on habitat and a growing threat from illegal logging and fires. Despite this, in the United States, where the majority of the population resides, the habitat and the species is not under threat. 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. ].