How to tend a Carya cordiformis

Also known as: Juglans amara F.Michx., Juglans compressa Muhl., Juglans mucronata Michx., Juglans alba var. minima Marshall, Scoria minima (Marshall) MacMill., Scoria mucronata (Michx.) Raf., Carya amara (F.Michx.) Nutt. ex Elliott, Carya cordiformis var. elongata Ashe, Carya minima (Marshall) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb., Carya pubescens Sweet, Carya sulcata Nutt., Hicorius amara (F.Michx.) Raf., Hicorius cordiformis (Wangenh.) Britton, Juglans cordiformis Wangenh., Hicoria cordiformis (Wangenh.) Britton, Hicorius minima Britton, Hicorius cordiformis var. elongata Ashe, Hicorius cordiformis var. latifolia Ashe, Carya cordiformis var. latifolia Sarg., Juglans amara Muhl., Juglans alba var. minima (Marshall) Castigl., Hicorius minima Sarg.

Watering

Water the roots 2-3 times every month when dry

Sunlight

Likes sunshine, put in sunny places

Soil

Slightly acidic to slightly alkaline soil

Fertilizer

Apply fertilizers once to twice to young tree every year

Pruning

Remove diseased and dead leaves timely

About this plant

Origin
Anhui, Zhejiang
Category
Juglandaceae, Carya
Size
height can reach 10-20m, diameter 30-60 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period April-May, fruiting period September
Flower colors
green, fruit color light gray, yellow brown, green
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