Shagbark Hickory

Carya ovata







A common hickory in the Eastern and Midwest parts of the United States. It’s a large deciduous tree which can live over 350 years. 

  • Grows to about 70 - 80 ft tall with a trunk diameter of about 4 ft. 

  • Produces a nut 1-2/1 inches in diameter (often used in cooking because of its sweeter taste and thin shell.)

  • Leaves are compounds, made of 5 leaflets - three large ones on the end of a stem, with two smaller ones below it. 

  • Their common name is characterized by the long, peeling strips of bark. This bark is also sometimes used in cooking. 

  • Black bears, foxes, mice, chipmunks, squirrels, rabbits, and a number of birds enjoy the nuts every fall.

image9.png
image40.png