Weschcke
Variety of Shagbark hickory · Carya ovata
Very thin-shelled, cold-hardy selection extending shagbark into zone 4.
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3
5🇺🇸 USA 1930
Taste & characteristics
Taste
nuttysweet
Profile
- Parentage
- Carya ovata Selektion (kältehart)
- Breeder
- Carl Weschcke (Wisconsin)
- Fruit weight
- 5 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Very thin shell and good, easily freed kernel; a regular cropper.
Growth
Markedly cold-hardy; extends shagbark cultivation into USDA zone 4.
Yield
Regular yields even in cold regions; early autumn harvest.
Notes
Selected by Carl Weschcke in Wisconsin for northern climates.
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