204 THE BOOK OF FORESTRY 
THE HICKORIES 
SHAGBARK OR 
- PIGNUT 
SHELLBARK 
HAacoria ovata Hicora glabra 
Bark Bark 
Gray in color. On mature | 3’~2” thick, light gray, usu- 
trees broken mto long curved| ally quite firmly attached to 
strips loosely attached to tree | trunk. 
LEAVES LrAvESs 
14” long, 5~7 leaflets having | 8’—12” long with 5-7 or 9 leat- 
no stalk. | lets with very short stalks. 
FRUIT FRUIT 
Oblong nut with thick husk| Nut variable m shape. Often 
splitting to base, meat unusu-| falls while still encased im 
ally sweet husk; meat either bitter or 
sweet 
RANGE RANGE 
Southern Maine to Central Min- | Dry uplands of practically same 
nesota, south through Eastern | region as shellbark. However, 
Texas to Western Florida ranges farther south. 
There are altogether eleven species of hickories found 
in the United States. The pecan hickory furnishes a 
nut of great value and is being planted in large num- 
bers in the Southern States. 
