Juglandaceae - Walnut Family
"A Year With the Trees" - Tree Number 53
Shagbark Hickory
Carya ovata
Spring
The Shagbark Hickory leaf bud opening has been captured in this photo by JanetandPhil.
Summer
Shagbark Hickory - Carya Ovata
As my naturalist mentor/teacher, Ken Voorhis, would say, "Oh Vat A Tree this is!" Do you get it???
The shaggy bark is my number one year-round ID tip. The bark peels from the bottom in long strips.
The leaves are alternate and compound, 8-14 inches long with 5 to 7 leaflets (usually 5). They are dark yellowish green above and paler below with finely toothed edges.
The Hickory nuts are growing on the tree at this time of year. The Hickory nut is covered with a husk that is yellowish brown to black. It has four ribs and is about 1.5 inches long and .5 inches thick. The husk has a slightly flattened base. The nut inside is light tan and slightly flattened and is ridged on four sides with sharp tips on each end.
Fall
Winter
Shagbark Hickory in the wintertime? Just look for that bark!
Thank you, Craig, for this amazing photo of the Shagbark Hickory. You can read Craig's blog, at www.earlyforest.com .
The Champion Shagbark Hickory Tree
The Champion Shagbark Hickory Tree lives in Anne Arundel, MD. It is 107 feet high and has a circumference of 107 feet.
For the love of the trees,
Becky
"A Year With the Trees" - Tree Number 53
Shagbark Hickory
Carya ovata
Spring
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| 2010-05-01 Cuba Marsh - LCFPD 7 a photo by JanetandPhil on Flickr. |
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| The Shagbark Hickory Tree in Summer in the Great Smoky Mountains |
As my naturalist mentor/teacher, Ken Voorhis, would say, "Oh Vat A Tree this is!" Do you get it???
The shaggy bark is my number one year-round ID tip. The bark peels from the bottom in long strips.
The leaves are alternate and compound, 8-14 inches long with 5 to 7 leaflets (usually 5). They are dark yellowish green above and paler below with finely toothed edges.
The Hickory nuts are growing on the tree at this time of year. The Hickory nut is covered with a husk that is yellowish brown to black. It has four ribs and is about 1.5 inches long and .5 inches thick. The husk has a slightly flattened base. The nut inside is light tan and slightly flattened and is ridged on four sides with sharp tips on each end.
Fall
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| from my journal - the yellow leaves of the Shagbark Hickory tree |
Winter
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| Shagbark Hickory, Carya ovata |
Shagbark Hickory in the wintertime? Just look for that bark!
Thank you, Craig, for this amazing photo of the Shagbark Hickory. You can read Craig's blog, at www.earlyforest.com .
The Champion Shagbark Hickory Tree
The Champion Shagbark Hickory Tree lives in Anne Arundel, MD. It is 107 feet high and has a circumference of 107 feet.
For the love of the trees,
Becky
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