Carya Species I. Buds are valvate to foliate and sulphur yellow in color. Five to nine leaflets are borne in an odd-pinnate pattern. Leaf scars are large and broad. Buds have overlapping scales. Three to nine leaflets are borne in an odd-pinnate pattern.
Branches are stout and coarse.
Leaf scars are large and circular. Branchlets and leaflets are glabrous. Leaves have three to seven, usually five, leaflets. Bark is dark gray, fissured, and tightly held. Leaves have five to seven, usually five, leaflets.