Seed/ nut identification - Ask Extension
Found these along the roadside of the dirt road (northern Oakland/ southern Lapeer County line) I live on . Can you please identify? Thank you.
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Seed/ nut identification #854777
Asked November 06, 2023, 10:02 AM EST
Found these along the roadside of the dirt road (northern Oakland/ southern Lapeer County line) I live on . Can you please identify? Thank you.
Lapeer County Michigan
Expert Response
Hello, That is the nut of a hickory tree, likely bitternut hickory. Below is a link to a graphic with several different hickory nuts; Carya cordiformis is bitternut hickory. https://bellavistapoa.com/2019/12/20/carya-genus-hickory/ Enjoy! -Julie
