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About
Carya Ovata Trees: The distinctive, shaggy bark, conspicuous
on tall straight trees, gives this species its name. It grows well
in both wet and dry areas, but prefers well-drained soils.Carya Ovata
bigleaf shagbark hickory, kingnut, big shellbark, bottom shellbark,
thick shellbark, and western shellbark, attesting to some of its characteristics.
It is a slow-growing long-lived tree, hard to transplant because of
its long taproot. The nuts, largest of all hickory nuts, are sweet
and edible.
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Carya
Ovata picture
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| Carya
Ovata Tree Facts |
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Common
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Shagbark
Hickory
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Foliage: |
Green
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Mature
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70-90'
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Mature
Spread: |
30-40'
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Soil: |
Adaptable
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Zones: |
4-8
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Moisture: |
Dry
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Wildlife
and people harvest most of them; those remaining produce seedling
trees readily. The wood is hard, heavy, strong, and very flexible,
making it a favored wood for tool handles. It commonly is found
in association with oak trees. The wood is hard, strong, tough and
elastic, and is used in handles for tools and in athletic equipment.
The wood also makes excellent firewood, and often is used in smoking
meat. As with other edible nuts, squirrels compete with humans for
this fruit.
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