🌳 Strong Native Shade Tree | Wildlife Magnet | Brilliant Fall Color
🚚 Shipping Update: Orders will ship in September due to high summer temperatures to ensure your Pignut Hickory arrives healthy, well-rooted, and ready to establish in your landscape.
🌿 Pignut Hickory (Carya glabra) – Long-Lived Native Shade Tree
Add lasting strength and native beauty to your landscape with the Pignut Hickory, a rugged, long-lived shade tree that thrives across a wide range of conditions. Known for its towering structure, ecological value, and stunning fall color, this native hardwood is a true investment tree for generations.
Ideal for restoration projects, wildlife habitats, and large native landscapes, Pignut Hickory delivers shade, resilience, and biodiversity support all in one powerful tree.
🌟 Why You’ll Love Pignut Hickory
🌳 Massive Shade Tree
Grows 50–80 feet tall with a strong, upright form and wide-reaching canopy.
🦌 Wildlife Magnet
Nuts provide food for deer, squirrels, birds, and other native wildlife.
🍂 Brilliant Fall Color
Displays vibrant yellow to orange foliage in autumn for seasonal beauty.
🌿 Tough & Adaptable
Handles drought, poor soils, and varied site conditions with ease.
🌎 Ecological Value
Supports soil health, native ecosystems, and long-term habitat restoration.
🌱 Growing Information
USDA Zones: 5–9
☀️ Light: Full sun to partial shade (best growth with 6+ hours of sun)
🌿 Soil Requirements
- Prefers well-drained sandy loam or clay soils
- Highly adaptable once established
- Tolerates poorer soils and challenging sites
- Benefits from organic matter at planting
💧 Watering Guide
- Water deeply 2–3 times per week during establishment
- Reduce frequency once established
- Highly drought tolerant as a mature tree
🌱 Planting Instructions
- Dig a hole twice as wide as the root ball
- Backfill with native soil mixed with compost
- Water thoroughly after planting
- Apply 2–3 inches of mulch, keeping it away from the trunk
🌿 Fertilizer
- Apply balanced 10-10-10 fertilizer in early spring
- Compost is an excellent natural alternative
- Avoid over-fertilizing once established
🌳 A Tree with Purpose
The Pignut Hickory is more than a shade tree—it’s a long-term ecological asset, valued for its hardwood, wildlife support, erosion resistance, and ability to strengthen native landscapes over time.
✨ Limited availability—order now to reserve your Pignut Hickory for September shipping and plant a tree that lasts for generations.
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