Hickories Carya texana C. texana Buckley. Black Hickory Black hickory is found west of the Mississippi River from Missouri south to central Texas. C. texana is identified by the rust colored, wavy-margined scales which cover the buds , husks, and lower leaf surfaces .
Nuts are usually globose, brown, and thick shelled.
Husks are thinner than in C. tomentosa, usually being less than 5 mm. Black hickory has tight, diamond checkered bark which is usually dark grey to black, giving the tree its common name. Branches are often short and twisted, descending in the lower canopy but ascending in the upper canopy.