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Shagbark Hickory Tree

$10.00

Shagbark hickory (Caya ovata) is a large deciduous tree. The nuts are edible and have a very sweet taste and an excellent flavor. Trees live more than 350 year and come to production slowly. They produce good crop every 3-5 years.

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General Tree Height/Caliper: Most of our fruit trees (apple, peach, apricot, plum, pear, nectarine, quince, and cherry) are grafted/budded and are 4-6' tall with a caliper/diameter of about 1/4-3/4". Most have more than 5' height and 1/2" diameter. The other trees are seedlings, such as pawpaw, mulberry, persimmon, shade, berry, and flowering trees which range from 18-36" tall.

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Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata ) is a large deciduous tree that typically grows 70-90’ tall with an irregular, oval-rounded crown. At maturity trunk reach to  2-3’ in diameter. This tree features smooth, medium yellow-green, odd-pinnate, compound leaves, each leaf having 5 (less frequently 7 or 9) finely-toothed. The tree is monoecious, greenish yellow flowers appear in April-May, the male flowers in pendulous catkins  3-5” long and the female flowers in short spikes. Female flowers give way to edible oval-rounded nuts. Each nut is encased in a moderately thick husk which splits open in four sections when ripe in fall. Nuts were an important food source to Native Americans and early settlers, and are commercially sold today.

Zone: 4 to 8
Height: 70 to 90 feet
Spread: 50 to 70 feet
Bloom Time: April to May
Bloom Description: Greenish-yellow
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Suggested Use: Shade Tree
Flower: Insignificant
Leaf: Good Fall
Fruit: Showy, Edible
Tolerate: Clay Soil, Black Walnut
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Shipping

  • Our shipping cost is 15-25% of the order total (depending on the size of the trees and how far the state is from NY) plus our handling fee which includes light pruning, packaging, printing, and quality checks.
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  • Note: we ship to Hawaii and Alaska however the shipping price is higher.

Warranty

  • If your tree doesn’t grow by July 1st or dies in the fall of the first year, please email us with a photo, order number, and description of the issue.
  • If the issue is related with the tree itself rather than lack of care, we guarantee to replace it next season or give a full refund.

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  • You can cancel your order to receive a full refund, but please note that cancelling an order after April 1st will result in a partial refund of 75% of the order total.
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  • If due to unforeseen circumstances your ordered tree is no longer available, you can get a full refund or a substitution with another variety.