Scrub Hickory

Description

Carya floridana (syn. Hicoria floridana) the scrub hickory, is a tree native to the southeastern United States, where it is endemic in central Florida. Although it can grow to the height of 25 meters, many specimens are seen as shrubs 3-5 m tall with many small trunks. The leaves are 20-30 cm long, pinnate, with three to seven leaflets, each leaflet 4-10 cm long and 2-4 cm broad, with a coarsely toothed margin. The fruit is a nut 3-4 cm long and 2-2.5 cm diameter, with a thick, hard shell and a sweet, edible seed.Carya floridana (syn. Hicoria floridana) the scrub hickory, is a tree native to the southeastern United States, where it is endemic in central Florida.