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Description
Carya laciniosa ~ Shellbark HickoryShellbark Hickory is a large native deciduous tree with a narrow rounded crown and exfoliating bark that develops sheets as it ages. The dark green compound leaves turn yellow to golden brown in fall. Non showy gendered spring catkins can give way to sweet husked nuts, but only starts producing after 10 20 years of age. Grows best in full sun and rich, moist well drained soils. Carya laciniosa is a host plant for the Hickory Horned Devil. Type: Tree
Shellbark Hickory is a large native deciduous tree with a narrow rounded crown and exfoliating bark that develops sheets as it ages. The dark green compound leaves turn yellow to golden-brown in fall. Non-showy gendered spring catkins can give way to sweet husked nuts, but only starts producing after 10-20 years of age. Grows best in full sun and rich, moist well-drained soils.
Carya laciniosa is a host plant for the Hickory Horned Devil.
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Origins: |
Northeast N. America |
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Height: |
60’ - 80’ |
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Spread: |
40’ - 60’ |
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Spacing: |
50’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
5 - 8 |
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Bloom Color: |
Green |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Difficult to transplant due to taproot. Large trees can produce considerable litter with twigs, leaves, and nuts. No serious disease or pests. Hickory bark beetle, pecan weevil, borers and twig girdler can be problems in some areas. White heart rot, anthracnose, leaf blotch, powdery mildew, leaf spot, cankers, catkin blight, crown gall and scab are occasional diseases.
LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen planting or mass plantings, Woodland Garden, Naturalized Areas, Native Garden, and Shade Tree.
COMPANION PLANTS: Yellow Birch, Oakleaf Hydrangea, Bottlebrush Buckeye
IMAGES: Photoset by Plant Image Library, Carya laciniosa (Shellbark Hickory) (1)+(2), (2) Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, Carya laciniosa Orzesznik siedmiolistkowy 2019-06-01 06, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Photo by F. D. Richards, Carya ovata () Photo: F.D.Richards, SE Michigan, 4/2021 - Shagbark Hickory, (4) Plant Image Library from Boston, USA, Carya laciniosa (Shellbark Hickory) (33645990243), CC BY-SA 2.0, (5) Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, Carya laciniosa Orzesznik siedmiolistkowy 2019-06-01 03, CC BY-SA 4.0
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*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
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