By David Marquardt

Shagbark HickoryCarya Ovata

Kingdom  Plantae Subkingdom  Tracheobionta

Superdivision  Spermatophyta Division  Magnoliophyta

Class  Magnoliopsida Subclass  Hamamelididae

Order  Juglandales Family  Juglandaceae

Genus  Carya Nutt.Species  Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch

Classification (4)

This tree can grow to 120 ft. high and has a long straight trunk the branches stay rather close to the trunk and form an oblong, rounded, and open crown

Shape and Form (1)

Figure 1

The Shagbark Hickory gets its name from its bark

The bark is smooth and straight when the tree is young and becomes very shaggy looking when old. The bark cracks into long broad plates attached to the trunk in the middle of the plate.

Bark (1)

Figure 2

Twigs are stout and tomentose

the leaf scars are raised and have 3 lobes

Twigs (1)Figure 3

Figure 4

A Shagbark Hickories Leaves are broad and flat

They are pinnately compound and opposite

They have toothed margins, 5-7 leaflets and are very large

Leaves(1)Figure 5

Figure 6

The nut of a hickory is encased in a ribbed husk that is .25 inches thick. The nut is yellowish whit and rounded at the base

Shagbark flowes are catkins about 2-3 inches long and have a yellow-green color. They hang in 3’s

The terminal bud is pubescent brown and larger than the rest. The terminal also has 3-4 brown scales covering it

Bud, Flower, and Fruit (1)

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The Shagbark Hickory can be found in a wide range stretching from Louisiana North towards Iowa and then East across the Great Lakes into Southern New England and pulling back from the East coast as you move Southwards turning back West at Georgia

Shagbark Hickory grows well anywhere in the aforementioned range it is able to adapt to a wide range of conditions

Habitat and Range (3)

Figure 10

A Shagbark Hickories tough wood is used in products that must take a great deal of stress

Its nuts once used to be a staple food for Indians and now provides food for wildlife

Uses (4, 2)

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Internet sources 1 Seiler, J. (n.d.). Carya ovata Fact Sheet. College of Natural

Resources | Virginia Tech . Retrieved June 24, 2010, from http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=20

2 (n.d.). Shagbark Hickory. RINET-Muni Home Page. Retrieved June 24, 2010, from http/www.muni.ri.net/foster/shagbarkhickory

3 Graney, D. (n.d.). Shagbark Hickory. Carya Ovata. Retrieved June 24, 2010, from http://www.na.fs.fed.us/pubs/silvics_manual/volume_2/carya/ovata.htm

4 Classification | USDA PLANTS. (n.d.). Welcome to the PLANTS Database | USDA PLANTS. Retrieved June 24, 2010, from http://plants.usda.gov/java/ClassificationServlet?source=profile&symbol=CAOV2

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