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Shagbark Hickory

Trackers Items
Common name
Shagbark Hickory
Image upload
"Carya ovata, 2015, Shagbark Hickory, KAIR-ee-uh oh-VAY-tuh, 80x60 ft Tree, Z4, Green, Bloom Month 4-5, In Bed L3 for 18.3 years. The Greek name for Walnut; In Greek mythology, Carya (daughter of King of Laconia) was changed into a walnut tree. Female produce edible oval-rounded nuts. Each nut has a thick husk which splits open in four sections in the fall." Reference: F. D. Richards. Carya Ovata, 2015 L3. 10 Aug. 2015. Flickr, https://www.flickr.com/photos/50697352@N00/19838205364/.
Primary Latin name
Carya
Secondary latin name
Carya Ovata (Miller) K. Koch, (Hocoria Ovata (Miller) Britton)
Average max. ht.
60' to 140'
Average diameter
12" to 30"
Official state tree
none
Category
Hickory
American Woods
The Hardwoods - Broadleafs
Growth Range map
Natural distribution map for Carya ovata Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carya_ovata_range_map_1.png Attribution: Elbert L. Little, Jr., of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, and others [Public domain]