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SCALY-BARK OR SHELL-BARK HICKORY 



{Hicoria ovata Britton) {Carya ovata K. Koch) 



THE scaly-bark hickory is known by every child 

 of the community because of its sweet and de- 

 licious nuts. It is a large commercial tree, aver- 

 aging 00 to 100 feet high and 1 to 2 feet in diameter. 

 It thrives best on rich, damp soil and is common 

 along streams and on moist hillsides throughout 

 the State. 



Leaf, one-third 

 natural size. 



SCALY BARK HICKORY 



Twig, one-half natural size. 



The bark of the trunk is rougher than on other 

 hickories, light gray and separating into thick plates 

 which are only slightly attached to the tree. The 

 terminal winter buds are egg-shaped, the outer bud- 

 scales having narrow tips. 



The leaves are alternate, compound, from 8 to 15 

 inches long and composed of 5, rarely 7 obovate 

 to ovate leaflets. The twigs are smooth or clothed 

 with short hairs. 



The fruit is borne singly or in pairs, and is globu- 

 lar. The husk is thick and deeply grooved at the 

 seams. The nut is much compressed and pale, the 

 shell thin, and the kernel sweet. The flowers are of 

 two kinds, opening after the leaves have attained 

 nearly their full size. 



The wood is heavy, hard, tough and very strong. 

 It is used largely in the manufacture of agricultural 

 implements and tool handles, and in the building of 

 carriages and wagons. For fuel the hickories are the 

 most satisfactory of our native trees. 



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