I found this Bitternut hickory tree Saturday. (tree front and center of the photos) The reason why it's interesting to me is that the tree is dominate in the forest. So I want to watch it grow. For a Bitternut hickory to be dominate may mean the soil is not good enough to sustain better trees that would have grown faster to dominate this forest.
Circumference 30 1/4" at 4 1/2 feet high.
This is the fastest growing hickory. It is not known to live a long time but they have at times lived up to 200 years.
The wood of this tree is the best for using for barbeque, to acquire a hickory flavor in meat.
Dominant means it's up above everything else.
ReplyDelete