Plantae>Magnoliophyta>Magnoliopsida>Juglandales>Juglandaceae>Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch
| Shagbark Hickory is fairly common, especially in bottomlands. It's much more abundant than the other shaggy-barked hickories, the uncommon Carolina Shagbark (C. carolinae-septentrionalis) and very rare Shellbark (C. laciniosa). Bark on most trees is distinctively shaggy, but the bark of young trees and very large trees is not. |
| Shagbark can be told from Shellbark by its five leaflets (7-9 for Shellbark) and from Carolina Shagbark by its relatively thick tan-gray twigs (young twigs of Carolina Shagbark are thin and blackish) and habitat difference (Carolina Shagbark grows in uplands). |
| The terminal buds are large, especially when they're about to break bud. Durham Co., NC 4/9/05. |
| Just-opened buds. Durham Co., NC 4/9/05. |
More information:
Iowa State
Trees of Alabama and the Southeast
UCONN
Virginia Tech Dendrology
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