Carya hunanensis seed
LATIN NAME: CARYA HUNANENSIS
COMMON NAME: Hunan Hickory
In the mountain woods of Hunan and Guizhou, the Hunan hickory grows as a tall, straight, deciduous tree with the smooth, grey bark, the large, pinnate leaves of five to seven toothed leaflets and the small, green catkins in the spring, the round, smooth-shelled, sweet nuts ripening in the autumn. Over the seasons it steadily builds a rounded crown, standing 5-10 metres at maturity. Full sun is ideal, in deep, fertile ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The Hunan hickory appears in the studies of the Chinese hickories of the central mountains, its smooth, sweet nuts keeping it in view in the work on the native nut trees of the region and the forest trees of the Yangtze watershed. The research looks at the way the tall clean stem rises through the woods, the round nuts ripen and fall, and the seed biology of the oily, hard-shelled seeds.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
In the sheltered garden, the Hunan hickory lifts the tall, leafy, clean crown and drops the sweet, smooth nuts that are gathered in the mountain country as a small treasure of the autumn. The dense shade cools the ground beneath, and the tree makes the fine specimen, the nut tree and the tree of the mild, moist garden. It is a tree for the sheltered, deep, fertile and well-drained place.
To grow the Hunan Hickory from seed, stratify the nuts through the winter, then sow the seeds in deep pots of loamy soil.
Stratify the nuts through the winter, then sow the seeds in deep pots of loamy soil, and keep the young trees in the sheltered, shaded spot. The smooth nuts ripen with the autumn.
LATIN NAME: Carya hunanensis
COMMON NAME: Hunan Hickory
The Hunan hickory is a tall, stately, deciduous tree of the warm forests, and its fine, pinnate foliage and its hard, round nuts have made it a valued tree of the woodlands and the orchards. Over time it becomes a rosette of leaves, staying under a metre. It is a species of the flowering tree in the walnut family, and it is native to the central China, while it is grown for its nuts and its fine timber, and it is known as the Hunan hickory.
The Hunan hickory belongs to the walnut family, Juglandaceae, and it is a species of the deciduous tree, native to the central China, while it is grown for its nuts and its fine timber, and it is known as the Hunan hickory. It is prized for its fine, pinnate foliage and its sweet, edible nuts.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The Hunan hickory has a real and distinguished place in the research. It has been studied in the horticulture and the nut culture, since its hard, round nuts with their sweet, edible kernels have made it a valued tree of the orchard, and researchers have examined its growth, its yield and its cultivation, while the growing of the hickory has drawn attention in the international horticultural and food press as a nut tree of the region. The plant has also been studied in the botany and the ecology, since it is a native of the warm forests of the central China, and its relationships, its distribution and its role in the forest have been examined, while the ecology of the walnut family in the region has been of continuing interest, and the study of the wild trees has been of value. The species has also been studied in the food science and the nutrition, since its sweet, edible kernels are rich in the valuable oils and the nutrients, and researchers have examined the composition of the nut, while the value of the hickory nut as a food has been of continuing interest, and the nuts have been eaten fresh and used in the fine cooking of the region. For a tree of such generous fruit, the Hunan hickory has a rich and continuing record of study.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the Hunan hickory is a generous tree of the garden. Its clusters of the hard, round nuts feed the squirrels and the wildlife, and its fine, pinnate foliage gives a broad, fine shade and a cover to the birds through the summer.
Its economic value is real. The Hunan hickory is prized for its sweet, edible nuts and its fine, strong timber, and its value has drawn attention in the international food and horticultural press as a nut tree of the region, while its sweet kernels have been eaten fresh and used in the fine cooking of the many lands, and its strong, close-grained wood has been valued in the tool handles and the fine work. For a grower, the Hunan hickory is a rewarding and generous tree, and for a gardener it brings a fine, pinnate, sweet-nutted tree to the garden. The seeds are easy to start — give them a period of cold, damp storage in the fridge for a few weeks, then sow them just below the surface of a pot of moist, free-draining soil, and theyll be sprouting steadily, growing on into a fine, pinnate, sweet-nutted tree.