Red (or Sweet Pignut) Hickory is an occasional medium-large tree. Similar to Pignut Hickory (C. glabra), but the leaves usually have 7 leaflets instead of 5, are pubescent beneath instead of glabrous, and have red petioles instead of green.
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| Red (or Sweet Pignut) Hickory is an occasional medium-large tree. Similar to Pignut Hickory (C. glabra), but the leaves usually have 7 leaflets instead of 5, are pubescent beneath instead of glabrous, and have red petioles instead of green. |
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| Petiole bases are red. Buds are similar to those of the closely related Sand Hickory (C. pallida), but without golden-colored glands. |
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Trees of Alabama and the Southeast
Trees of the Maritime Forest
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