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Abundance

Variety of Shagbark hickory · Carya ovata
Heavy-cropping shagbark selection, as the name suggests.
Edible value8Medicinal value3Other uses5
🇺🇸 USA

Taste & characteristics

Taste

nuttysweet

Profile

Parentage
Carya ovata Selektion
Fruit weight
6 g

Flowering & harvest

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Flowering
Fruit harvest
Storage

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Description

Fruit

Medium-sized, sweet nut of good quality.

Growth

Productive tree for the temperate zone.

Yield

Selected for abundant, regular cropping; harvested in early autumn.

Notes

Listed in collections and nurseries as a high-yielding shagbark.

Site, soil, hardiness and growth follow the species Shagbark hickory unless the variety states otherwise. Will it grow where you live? → Check your site on the species page

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