A Shagbark hickory is seen in New Paltz, N.Y. Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) is well-named, for the long strips of bark with ends curling away from the trunk do give it a truly shaggy appearance. With ...

First come the black walnuts and the English walnuts, then the pecans and finally the shagbark and shellbark hickories. "It takes about 21/2 months," Nolt said. "I get about 500 pounds of pecans, ...

White’s Woods is home to several species of mature hickory trees, including shagbark (Carya ovata), shellbark (Carya laciniosa), bitternut (Carya cordiformis), and pignut hickory (Carya glabra).

Hickories are a very common tree in the forests of Frederick County. There are five varieties of hickory that are native here: the pignut, mockernut, shagbark, shellbark and bitternut hickory. Pignut ...

KEYSVILLE – As children, my brother and sisters and I were taken on a yearly nut-gathering expedition to this northwest Carroll community. There, in a picnic grounds directly across the road from my ...