Grainger
Variety of Shagbark hickory · Carya ovata
Large, easy-cracking nut from Tennessee that falls free of the husk.
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5🇺🇸 USA 1934
Taste & characteristics
Taste
nuttysweet
Profile
- Parentage
- Carya ovata Selektion (Wildbaum-Auslese)
- Breeder
- John Hershey (Auslese aus Grainger County, Tennessee)
- Fruit weight
- 9 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Very large nut approaching Shellbark size; falls free of the husk and cracks well with good kernel percentage.
Growth
Vigorous, sturdy tree suited to USDA zones 4-8.
Yield
Reliable bearer; ripe nuts drop and are harvested from mid-September to mid-October.
Notes
One of North America's best-known named shagbark selections.
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