Juglandaceae Leaves are alternate, deciduous, hairless, and pinnately compound with 5-7 obovate leaflets.
Twigs are red-brown, smooth and slender.
Terminal buds of pignut hickory are generally smaller and twigs are more slender than in mockernut hickory. Bark is gray-brown with interlacing ridges. Nut is sweet and pear-shaped and enclosed in a thin husk that splits only part way. Intermediate shade tolerance. Click on photo to enlarge.