TREE: Carya tomentosa (Mockernut Hickory) – New in 2025!
#MGNV Tried and True #NativePlant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Noted for beautiful golden fall color, this long-lived keystone plant hosts numerous moth species and feeds and shelters many types of animals. The species epithet “tomentosa” refers to the hair-covered undersurfaces of its leaflets, a characteristic that makes the tree easily identifiable.