CHUXAY GARDEN 4 Seeds Heirloom Shagbark Hickory Tree Seeds for Planting Carya Ovata Seed,Carolina Hickory,Shellbark Hickory Deciduous Tree Tall Ornamental Shade Tree Privacy Screen

Carya ovata (Shagbark Hickory) is a tall deciduous tree of broadly conical habit with an irregular, oval-rounded crown and a stunning straight gray trunk that peels in large, shaggy strips. The ascending and descending branches are clothed in dark olive-green leaves, each leaf having 5 pointed leaflets, 3 to 7 in. long (7-17cm). They turn rich yellow and golden brown in the fall. Inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers appear in spring, the male flowers in pendulous catkins, and the female flowers in short spikes. The female flowers are followed by sweet, edible nuts. Shagbark Hickory nuts are readily eaten by a wide variety of birds and mammals, including mallard, wood duck, northern bobwhite, wild turkey, ring-necked pheasant, common crow, bluejay, white-breasted nuthatch, red-bellied woodpecker, and yellow-bellied sapsucker. A tall ornamental shade tree for large properties.