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Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata)

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Carya Ovata, or more commonly know as Shagbark Hickory, is a tree with green foliage and yellow flowers of the genus Carya. It has a rapid growth rate and a height of 90 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It's active growth period is spring and summer, blooms during late spring and is somewhat tolerant of shade. Carya Ovata or Shagbark Hickory's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont and Wisconsin.

Category: Dicot
Genus: Carya
Family: Juglandaceae
Order: Juglandales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree
Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
National Wetland Indicator Status: FACU- FACU+
Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(FACU-) 2(FACU) 3(FACU) 4(FACU) 5(FACU) 6(FACU+)
Active Growth Period: Spring and Summer
Allelopath: No
C:N Ratio: High
Coppice Potential: No
Fall Conspicuous: Yes
Fire Resistance: No
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Conspicuous: No
Foliage Color: Green
Foliage Porosity Summer: Moderate
Foliage Porosity Winter: Porous
Foliage Texture: Coarse
Fruit/Seed Color: Brown
Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: Yes
Growth Form: Single Stem
Growth Rate: Rapid
Height at 20 Years Maximum (feet): 15
Height Mature (feet): 90
Leaf Retention: No
Lifespan: Long
Low Growing Grass: No
Resprout Ability: Yes
Shape and Orientation: Erect
Toxicity: None
Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes
Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: No
Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
Anaerobic Tolerance: None
CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium
Cold Stratification Required: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Medium
Fertility Requirement: Medium
Fire Tolerance: High
Frost Free Days Minimum: 140
Hedge Tolerance: None
Moisture Use: Medium
pH (Minimum): 4
pH (Maximum): 6.7
Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 300
Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 700
Precipitation (Minimum): 30
Precipitation (Maximum): 80
Root Depth Minimum (inches): 48
Salinity Tolerance: None
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Temperature Minimum (°F): -43
Bloom Period: Late Spring
Commercial Availability: Routinely Available
Fruit/Seed Abundance: Medium
Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Summer
Fruit/Seed Period End: Fall
Fruit/Seed Persistence: No
Propagated by Bare Root: Yes
Propagated by Bulbs: No
Propagated by Container: Yes
Propagated by Corms: No
Propagated by Cuttings: No
Propagated by Seed: Yes
Propagated by Sod: No
Propagated by Sprigs: No
Propagated by Tubers: No
Seed per Pound: 96
Seed Spread Rate: Slow
Seedling Vigor: High
Small Grain: No
Vegetative Spread Rate: None

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