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Shagbark Hickory

"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/.

Latin (group) name: Carya
Latin (specific) name: Carya Ovata (Miller) K. Koch, (Hocoria Ovata (Miller) Britton)
Average max height: 60' to 140'
Average diameter: 12" to 30"
Official state tree: none
Category: Hickory
American Woods
The Hardwoods - Broadleafs
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]

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  • Shelley E. Schoonover (American Woods) 1951 (Watling & Co. ) Santa Monica, CA 

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