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By
David Marquardt
Shagbark HickoryCarya Ovata
Kingdom Plantae Subkingdom Tracheobionta
Superdivision SpermatophytaDivision Magnoliophyta
Class MagnoliopsidaSubclass Hamamelididae
Order JuglandalesFamily 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)
Figure 7
Figure 8
Figure 9
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)
Figure 11
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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