Hobbs Horticulture
Shagbark Hickory
Shagbark Hickory
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Ships in late fall (November), as weather allows. Order by November 15. Orders placed after that ship in early spring (April).
Ships in early spring (April), as weather allows. Order before April 15.
Last call for spring shipping. Ships in April, as weather allows.
Fresh inventory will be added late summer.
(Carya ovata)
Shagbark Hickory is a strong stately tree native to the eastern part of North America. It can be easily identified by its flaking “shaggy” gray bark. When mature, it produces prolific crops of delicious nuts often heralded as one of the tastiest nuts in the world. The shells are thick and can be tough to crack, so a heavy duty nut cracker comes in handy if processing in bulk. If dried and stored properly the nuts can be stored for up to a decade, which is handy because these trees have boom and bust mast years like a lot of native nut trees. Trees are fairly slow growing and can take a few years to establish their root system and really take off. It can take 30-40 years for the trees to start producing good crops of nuts, but good things take time! (zone 5)
