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Plants
A tight-barked hickory of dry ridges with small pear-shaped nuts.
Field facts
HabitatDry upland forest
RangeCentral and southern Indiana
When to lookNuts autumn
StatusSecure (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesMockernut Hickory, Bitternut Hickory
Field note: Named for the hogs early settlers turned loose to fatten on the nuts.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Leave nut crops for wildlife in poor mast years.
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