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Arboretum
"A man does not plant a tree for himself, he plants it for posterity." - Alexander Smith
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Shagbark Hickory
(Carya ovata)
Donated by
Village of New Baden, IL
Tree Map Location: #
87
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Leaf:
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Alternate, compound, 8"-14" long, usually with 5 leaflets, dark yellowish green above, paler, often downy beneath, margins fine-toothed.
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Fruit:
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Nearly round, 1" to 2½" in diameter with a thick husk that splits into 4 pieces when ripe. The usually thin-shelled, 4-ridged, white nut is pointed at one end and has a sweet kernel.
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Twig:
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Gray-brown to reddish brown, stout and often hairy with numerous lenticels. Buds are large with 3 or 4 nearly smooth, dark brown, loosely fitting outer scales and velvety inner scales; end buds 1/2" to 3/4" long.
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Bark:
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Younger trees smooth and gray; older bark breaking into long, loosely attached plates giving the trunk a shaggy appearance.
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Source:
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College of Natural Resource Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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To participate in the Kaskaskia College Arboretum please contact:
Office of Institutional Advancement
618-545-3069
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