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| leaves--what kind of compound leaves are present here? Notice the leaflet shape and the large terminal leaflet. Also, notice how many fewer leaflets black hickory has compared to pecan (Carya illinoiensis). | sapling, showing leaves again |
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| habit--black hickories are typically small trees (20-30 ft. tall) | habit in Fall (the leaves are turning color) |
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| leaves in Fall--the leaves of Carya texana turn a golden yellow in the Fall | young fruit in Summer |
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| mature fruit in Fall--one of the large seeds is visible beneath the split pericarp of this fruit | male inflorescences (catkins) in spring--do you think these are adapted to wind pollination or animal pollination |
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| buds--hickories have large axillary and terminal buds! |
