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Audubon® Native Pignut Hickory Treeling
Audubon® Native Pignut Hickory Treeling
Audubon® Native Pignut Hickory Treeling
Audubon® Native Pignut Hickory Treeling
Audubon® Native Pignut Hickory Treeling
Audubon® Native Pignut Hickory Treeling
Audubon® Native Pignut Hickory Treeling
Audubon® Native Pignut Hickory Treeling
Audubon® Native Pignut Hickory Treeling
Audubon® Native Pignut Hickory Treeling
Audubon® Native Pignut Hickory Treeling
Audubon® Native Pignut Hickory Treeling
Audubon® Native Pignut Hickory Treeling
Audubon® Native Pignut Hickory Treeling
Audubon® Native Pignut Hickory Treeling
Audubon® Native Pignut Hickory Treeling

THE MOST RADIANT FALL COLORS IN THIS NATIVE SHADE TREE

FEATURES:

  • Soft green foliage on strong, long branching systems that provides home to a vast array of insect species, a treat for our native songbirds
  • Fall brings a brilliant color change to an orange and yellow foliage
  • Birds, squirrels, and chipmunks feast on the bitter, but often sweet nuts provided by this beautiful native tree
  • Perfect in a large landscape or as a statement piece in a larger yard
  • May Benefit & Attract: Cardinals & grosbeaks, wrens, woodpeckers, sparrows, thrushes, orioles, waxwings, nuthatches, finches, mockingbirds & thrashers, crows & jays, vireos
  • The National Audubon Society protects birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow.
  • This bird-friendly native plant provides food and shelter for local and migrating birds and other wildlife
  • All Audubon® branded trees and plants are grown 100% Neonic-free by Bower & Branch, making these plants safer for the birds and safer for the environment. 
  • Hand Selected, Fresh from the Grower
  • Ships in a plant-safe designed box

Growth Facts

  • Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9
  • Mature Height: 50-60' tall
  • Mature Width: 25-35' wide
  • Exposure: Full Sun/Part Shade
  • Spacing: 30-45' apart

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THE MOST RADIANT FALL COLORS IN THIS NATIVE SHADE TREE

FEATURES:

  • Soft green foliage on strong, long branching systems that provides home to a vast array of insect species, a treat for our native songbirds
  • Fall brings a brilliant color change to an orange and yellow foliage
  • Birds, squirrels, and chipmunks feast on the bitter, but often sweet nuts provided by this beautiful native tree
  • Perfect in a large landscape or as a statement piece in a larger yard
  • May Benefit & Attract: Cardinals & grosbeaks, wrens, woodpeckers, sparrows, thrushes, orioles, waxwings, nuthatches, finches, mockingbirds & thrashers, crows & jays, vireos
  • The National Audubon Society protects birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow.
  • This bird-friendly native plant provides food and shelter for local and migrating birds and other wildlife
  • All Audubon® branded trees and plants are grown 100% Neonic-free by Bower & Branch, making these plants safer for the birds and safer for the environment. 
  • Hand Selected, Fresh from the Grower
  • Ships in a plant-safe designed box

Growth Facts

  • Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9
  • Mature Height: 50-60' tall
  • Mature Width: 25-35' wide
  • Exposure: Full Sun/Part Shade
  • Spacing: 30-45' apart

Why plant Audubon® Native Pignut Hickory Treeling?

Pignut Hickory was so named because someone determined that its nuts were only fit for pigs (the nuts are often bitter, but sometimes they are sweet). Birds, squirrels, and chipmunks seem to like them. The foliage also plays host to a vast array of insect species, which songbirds relish. When you also learn that Pignut Hickory has a tall, graceful habit and radiant golden fall color, you’ll realize that this is one very fine tree indeed!

Pignut Hickory is a wide-ranging native tree, present all over the eastern U.S., from Maine to Minnesota and south to Texas and Florida. It’s often found on drier, hillier sies than other Hickories, and it grows very slowly in those conditions. This slow growth makes for extremely hard wood. Pignut Hickory wood is stronger than steel but more flexible; settlers used it for implements that would receive a lot of stress—ax handles, wagon wheel hubs, yokes, weaving loom parts. You’ll appreciate its strength in its resistance to ice and snow loads. Hickory rarely loses limbs in storms!

How to use Audubon® Native Pignut Hickory Treeling in the landscape?

Pignut Hickory is host to an assortment of really weird and wonderful insect species. If you’re lucky, your tree may attract the breathtaking pale green luna moth or even the gigantic royal walnut moth. Those funny “walking stick” insects also feed on Hickory.

Audubon® Native Plants & Trees

Audubon is devoted to protecting birds and the places they need, while Bower & Branch is devoted to the growth of true native trees and plants–no cultivars or hybrids. Together, we strive to unite communities in conservation and inspire individuals to cultivate a better world for birds starting in their own backyards, balconies, or patios. By guiding and recommending trees and plants truly native and beneficial to your region, we can really start to make a difference.

What is the definition of Native?

“In the United States, a native plant is defined as one that was naturally found in a particular area before European colonization. Native plants are the foundation of a region’s biodiversity, providing essential food sources and shelter for birds, especially those threatened by the changing climate. Since native plants are adapted to local precipitation and soil conditions, they generally require less upkeep, therefore helping the environment and saving you time, water, and money.” – The National Audubon Society

Learn how you can help birds in your home and community through Audubon’s Plants for Birds program.

Audubon® is a licensed and registered trademark of the National Audubon Society. All rights reserved.

Planting Zones

Hardiness Zone: 4-9

How To Plant Audubon® Native Pignut Hickory Treeling

Pignut Hickory is sensitive to root disturbance, so plant it in an open space where it will never be in the path of construction projects. This tree does drop leaves and nuts, so you’ll want to keep it away from pools, patios, and sidewalks anyway. Full sun is a must, and average to rich, well-drained soil will support the best growth, which will never be fast. Water regularly during the establishment period. Hickories look especially handsome in groves. Plant a grouping in a semi-wild space on your property, and you’ll create a natural, self-sustaining scene that will get more beautiful with each passing year.

How To Water

Water twice weekly for the first 3-5 weeks; then water weekly for the remainder of the year until winter. When you water, water slowly and thoroughly. Watering needs may be altered due to extreme weather conditions.

How To Fertilize

Incorporate Elements Starter Plant food granular form into the soil when planting. If planting in spring or summer, start fertilizing late fall using Elements Starter Plant food granular form on an annual basis each late fall. If planting in the fall, use Elements fertilizer while planting and start your regular annual fertilizing the following fall. Continue this for the first three years to get your plant well established as it gives your tree the nutrients it needs to produce lush new growth for the following spring.

How To Prune

A young tree may need a little extra support to ensure that it lives a long and healthy life. Stake your new Treeling with a 6-8 foot tall wood or bamboo stake. Use expandable ties that will stretch as the tree grows, fastening the stake to the main trunk from the base to the top. Check the ties every few months, at least twice a year; ensuring the ties are not digging into the trunk. If there is any sign of this, take the tie off and reattach it, giving the tree more room to grow.

As your tree grows, remove a few of the lower branches each year in mid to late summer. Remove these lower branches before they reach 1/2 inch in diameter. It is better to make small cuts to avoid cutting a large, more mature branch - this is too stressful for the tree. Each year, make any corrective pruning needed, paying particular attention to removing damaged branches, rubbing branches, multiple leaders at the top, or suckers at the base. Limit any pruning to no more than 25% of the branching structure in a given year. Pruning benefits the tree and helps to achieve a balanced tree form.

After two or three years you can feel free to remove the stake from the tree.

How Does Shipping Work?

Size Small (AAA), Medium (A2A), and Large (AA) plants (our Treelings, Shrubs, Bushes, and Perennials) will be shipped directly to your home by a common carrier. Ships in a plant-safe designed box within 5-7 business days.

How Does Sizing Work?

The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health.. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)

Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.

All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!

See the size guides below.

How Trees are Shipped
Size 4XL D Trees Size 3XL C Trees Size 2XL B Trees Size XL A Trees Size LARGE AA Trees

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