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About
Shagbark Hickory 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.Shellbark
hickory is also called shagbark hickory, 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.
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Hickory picture
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Hickory Tree Facts |
Scientific
Name: |
Carya
ovata
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Foliage: |
Green
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Mature
Height: |
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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The
nuts, largest of all hickory nuts, are sweet and edible. 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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