Shagbark Hickory

Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch

Walnut family

Plant Type

Tree

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

150.0 feet

Flower Color

Green, Brown

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Water

Water Use Medium

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance Medium

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Host Acrobasis angusella, Acrobasis caryabella, Acrobasis caryae, Acrobasis feltella, Acrobasis kearfottella, Acrobasis palliolella, Acrobasis stigmella, Agonopterix eupatoriiella, Alsophila pometaria, Argyrotaenia juglandana, Cameraria caryaefoliella, Catocala angusi, Catocala dejecta, Catocala epione, Catocala flebilis, Catocala habilis, Catocala judith, Catocala obscura, Catocala palaeogama, Catocala relicta, Catocala residua, Catocala retecta, Catocala robinsonii, Catocala serena, Catocala vidua, Coleophora laticornella, Cydia caryana, Datana angusii, Datana integerrima, Dichomeris ligulella, Himella fidelis, Hyphantria cunae, Lophocampa maculata, Phlyctaenia coronata tertialis, Pseudexentera caryana, Psilocorsis reflexella, Satyrium calanus, Satyrium caryaevorum

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
MEX: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest
CAN: Ontario, Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.