You found the Pignut Hickory!
One of 15 trees in the PBIO Tree Hunt.
Carya glabra — 🏔️ Pignut hickory is at home on dry, rocky uplands. Its distinctive pear-shaped nuts are dispersed by critters, helping new hickories move across the forest.
Where it grows: look for it in the natural woods around campus — The Ridges, Baker Preserve, and Strouds Run — typically on dry, rocky uplands.
Claim your find: snap a photo with your magnet and post it publicly. Tag us — @PBIO_OhioU on X or Environmental and Plant Biology at Ohio University on LinkedIn — and add #PBIOTreeHunt. The magnet is yours to keep! Brought to you by OHIO Environmental and Plant Biology — https://www.ohio.edu/cas/plant-biology