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Carya kweichowensis

Carya kweichowensis is a montane forest tree from southwestern Guizhou, China, reaching about 20 m, closely related to Carya sinensis (a hickory). It is grown mainly as a timber and nut tree in cool, moist, well-drained sites.

Family
Juglandaceae (Walnut family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply during dry spells while young, then rely mostly on rainfall once established.
Soil
Deep, well-drained loam; tolerates a range of soils but dislikes waterlogging.
Temperature
Hardy in cool temperate to subtropical conditions; protect young trees below about -15 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
China (SW. Guizhou)
Climate
temperate

About

Carya kweichowensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Juglandaceae, native to southwestern Guizhou, China. A montane forest tree reaching 20 m (66 ft), it is closely related to Carya sinensis.

Other Carya plants

Water hickory · Cathay Hickory · Bitternut hickory · Scrub hickory · Pignut hickory · Carya hunanensis · Pecan · Shellbark hickory · Nutmeg hickory · Red hickory · Shagbark hickory · Sand hickory

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Carya kweichowensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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