Carya laciniosa (Michx. f.) Loudon (shellbark hickory), growth habit, tree form
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digital color photograph
Born digital
Photographic image
2005 – 2012
Carya laciniosa (Michx. f.) Loudon (shellbark hickory), image shows growth characteristics and height, Shellbark Hickories or King Nut Hickories reach heights of 60-80' or greater and forms a high branching tree with a straight slender trunk and narrow oblong crown of small spreading branches with the lower ones drooping and the upper ones ascending, the seed is sweet and edible, bark is shaggy