Also called King Nut Hickory
ZONE:
5
COLOUR:
Lime-green
HEIGHT:
16-24 m
SPREAD:
12-18 m
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Also called King Nut Hickory
ZONE:
5
COLOUR:
Lime-green
HEIGHT:
16-24 m
SPREAD:
12-18 m
Provide a large space for this tree to grow. Once considered hard to transplant. Newer nursery practices are changing this concept.
Larval host to more than 100 moths including Luna Moth and Regal Moth; and butterflies, including Banded Hairstreak and at least one specialist, Hickory Hairstreak.
The shaggy bark provides nesting cover and habitat for overwintering insects, the flowers provide nectar and pollen for bees, and the large nuts provide high-fat food for everything from bears to mice and bats to turkeys. The nuts of Shellbark Hickory are the largest of all the hickories.
