Shagbark Hickory
FAMILY: JUGLANDACEAE
About Shagbark Hickory at OSU's Landscape Plants site
Native to eastern North America.
Height can exceed 130’.
Leaves are compound, usually with 5 leaflets. Leaves can be 14” long.
Nuts ripen in Portland and are the best tasting of all hickories.
Bark is in shaggy plates and is grayish.
Wood is very heavy, hard, strong, tough, close grained, and elastic.
Uncommon in Portland.
Tree # | Location | Dimensions | Photo and Notes |
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174 | Portland Parks & Recreation | 60' Height 50' Spread 6.2' Circ. | This tree is in Lair Hill Park, on the east side, opposite Cedarwood School. |