Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch var. fraxinifolia Sarg.
Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch var. nuttallii Sarg.
Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch var. pubescens Sarg.
Hicoria alba Britton p.p.
Hicoria borealis Ashe
Hicoria ovata (Mill.) Britton
|
Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch Shagbark hickory
Shagbark hickory is common in eastern North America. Plants: Trees are 70-100′ (21-30 m) tall, rarely up to 150′ (45 m). The bark is smooth and gray when young, becoming "shaggy" with age, with long loose scales. Leaves: 8-14″ (20-35 cm) long, pinnate, in groups of 5 or 7. They are pale green and fuzzy on the bottom; oval-shaped, pointed on both ends, with small sharp serrations. Flowers: Staminate (male) flowers are borne on long-stalked catkins at the tip of old wood or in the axils of the previous season’s leaves. Pistillate (female) flowers occur in short terminal spikes. Fruits: Shagbark hickory nuts are green. This is really a husk, consisting of four sections that open as they dry, releasing the nuts inside. Nuts are ⅞-1½″ (2.5-4 cm) long, with very hard shells. Edibility: Nuts are edible, and have a sweet, nutty taste. Online References:
The USDA Forest Service's Silvics of North America site The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Hort.ifas.ufl.edudatabase (PDF) References:
Sibley, David Allen, The Sibley Guide to Trees, Alfred A. Knopf, 2009, p. 143
11/5/2009 · Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 4½ × 3″ (11 × 7.9 cm)
9/23/2017 · Summit of Mt. Agamenticus, York, Maine · ≈ 4 × 6½′ (1.3 × 2.0 m)
5/2/2010 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm)
11/5/2009 · Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 4½ × 3″ (11 × 7.9 cm)
5/31/2010 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 1½ × 1′ (52 × 34 cm)
8/22/2012 · Squannacook River Wildlife Area, Townsend, Massachusetts · ≈ 14 × 9″ (35 × 23 cm)
4/14/2010 · Mt. Lebanon St., Pepperell, Massachusetts
7/31/2018 · Andres Art Institute, Big Bear Mountain, Brookline, New Hampshire · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm)
7/31/2018 · Andres Art Institute, Big Bear Mountain, Brookline, New Hampshire · ≈ 10 × 6″ (24 × 16 cm) Carya ovata description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 5 Sep 2023.
© FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
1/5/2012 · Groton Place and Sabine Woods, Groton, Massachusetts
Very young stage. · 5/12/2007 · Pepperell, Massachusetts
Older bark is shaggy and loose. · 5/31/2010 · Mt. Lebanon St., Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 1 × 1½′ (34 × 52 cm)
4/28/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 9″ (14 × 22 cm)
4/20/2012 · Nashua River Rail Trail, East Pepperell, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 9 × 14″ (23 × 35 cm)
7/31/2018 · Andres Art Institute, Big Bear Mountain, Brookline, New Hampshire · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm)
Young bark is smooth, with vertical stripes. · 5/31/2010 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 5 × 8″ (13 × 19 cm)
5/21/2013 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Rte. 130, Hollis, New Hampshire · ≈ 6 × 8″ (14 × 20 cm)
Details of leaf underside. · 5/31/2010 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts Range:
|
