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Carya tomentosa (species)


Identification code: 300374955



Alternative term/s

  • ballnut
  • mocker-nut hickory
  • mockernut hickory
  • white hickory
  • whiteheart hickory

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Species of hickory tree native to the United States; most abundant of the hickories and very long-lived, sometimes reaching 500 years in age. Used for hard, durable wood and for its bark to produce a color-fast dye, giving a dark yellow (cotton) to golden (wool) color using an alum mordant. With a chrome mordant, it will give a brass color to wool and cotton.

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