Carya ovata
shagbark hickory
Shagbark hickory has a "distinctive" hickory look because of its loose-plated bark. C. ovata is one of the most widespread hickories in North America. This tree is very hard to transplant because of the extended taproot.
Photos by Steve Nix
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Range Map
-The native range of shagbark hickory, USFS.
Shagbark
Hickory Habitat and Culture
(silvics courtesy of Silvics Manual, USFS)
Wood
Technical Fact Sheet
(courtesy of Hardwoods of North America, Forest
Products Lab, USFS)
Fire
Effects On Shagbark Hickory
(courtesy of U.S. Forest Service, Fire Effects)
From Virginia Tech
w/Photos
(Big List courtesy of VT Dendrology)
North American Timber Types
(courtesy About Forestry)
The Great American
Hardwood Forest
(courtesy About Forestry)
Recent Champion: 132' height, 109' spread, 144" circumf., Todd County,
Kentucky
National Register of Big
Trees
Quick Stats
Common Names: also called scalybark hickory and shellbark hickory
Habitat: Moist soils in valleys and upland slopes
Description: The most distinctive of all the hickories because of its loose-plated
bark
Uses: Lumber
