Hickory
Pignut Hickory
Carya glabra
$3.00per seedling
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Bulk pricing
Price per seedling based on total seedlings in your cart, across all species.
- 10–249 seedlings$3.00 / seedling
- 250–499 seedlings$2.50 / seedling
- 500–999 seedlings$2.00 / seedling
- 1,000–2,499 seedlings$1.75 / seedling
- 2,500–4,999 seedlings$1.50 / seedling
- 5,000+ seedlings$1.25 / seedling
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For orders over 1,000 seedlings, please view our Pricing page and contact the nursery.
Quick facts
- Mature size
- — 50–70 ft tall · 30–50 ft wide
- Growth speed
- — Medium — 1–2 ft of new growth a year
- Sunlight
- — Full sun (6+ hrs direct sun)
- Soil
- — Average / moist
- Good for
- — Reforestation & timber · Wildlife food & habitat
- Wildlife
- — Pignut hickory provides strong wildlife benefits, producing nutritious nuts that are eagerly eaten by squirrels, chipmunks, and birds, while its sturdy branches and leafy canopy offer excellent nesting sites, shelter, and habitat structure for a wide range of forest wildlife.
About this species
Pignut hickory is a sturdy native tree recognized for its tall, straight trunk, smooth gray bark, and slender, tapered buds. Its compound leaves form an airy canopy that turns warm shades of yellow in the fall, adding seasonal beauty to Ohio’s woodlands. The tree produces small, pear‑shaped nuts—hence the name “pignut”—which are enclosed in thin husks and serve as an important food source for wildlife such as squirrels, chipmunks, and birds. Thriving in well-drained soils and full sun, pignut hickory is commonly found on upland slopes and dry ridges, where its strong wood, resilience, and ecological value make it an integral part of native forest ecosystems.
Planting notes
Because pignut hickory grows into a large tree with a deep root system, give it ample space and use minimal pruning—limited to removing damaged or crossing branches during winter dormancy.