Trees
Shagbark hickory
Carya ovata
Zone 3 · Upland Zone
- Size
- Height: 70 to 80 ft Width: 50 to 70 ft
- Bloom Color
- Non-showy
- Wetland Indicator Status
- FACU Facultative upland — usually occurs in non-wetlands
- Salinity Tolerance
- No salt spray tolerance; soil salt tolerance unclear with some studies indicating moderate tolerance and other studies state no tolerance
Notes
Well drained, moist to dry soils; sun to part shade
Wildlife Value
Nuts eaten by birds and mammals; seeds eaten by birds and squirrels; larval host for several butterflies and moths including the banded hairstreak butterfly and the luna moth
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