shagbark hickory
noun
: a hickory (Carya ovata) of eastern North America with sweet edible nuts and a gray shaggy outer bark that peels off in long strips
also
: its wood
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Common trees in Brown County include the American beech, sugar maple, black walnut, shagbark hickory and white ash.
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Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Sep. 2024
The first trees chosen for the project were shagbark hickory, tulip trees, sassafras, black tupelo, hackberry and swamp white oak.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2023
Tree species brought to the site by the Chicago Region Trees Initiative included American hornbeam, American plum, hackberry, shagbark hickory, chinkapin oak, shingle oak, wahoo and umbrella tree magnolia, according to officials.
—Kaitlin Edquist, chicagotribune.com, 29 Sep. 2020
The payoff is panoramic views to the south of changing leaves — black oak, shagbark hickory and basswood, to name a few — and Lake Michigan to the north.
—Lori Rackl, chicagotribune.com, 19 Aug. 2019
The little brown bat is the only one that remains in winter, hibernating upside down underneath the bark of shagbark hickory and other trees, as well as sometimes in people’s attics, Goyette said.
—Sheryl Devore, Lake County News-Sun, 23 Apr. 2018
The land is mostly wet woods, with many mature trees, including shagbark hickory, American beech, American elm, black gum, red maple, pin oak and chestnut oak.
—Grant Segall, cleveland.com, 15 Mar. 2018
Goodie followed the long driveway, past towering old shagbark hickory trees and knocked at the door to the 1760 farmhouse.
—Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 20 Dec. 2017
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Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Sep. 2024
The first trees chosen for the project were shagbark hickory, tulip trees, sassafras, black tupelo, hackberry and swamp white oak.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2023
Tree species brought to the site by the Chicago Region Trees Initiative included American hornbeam, American plum, hackberry, shagbark hickory, chinkapin oak, shingle oak, wahoo and umbrella tree magnolia, according to officials.
—Kaitlin Edquist, chicagotribune.com, 29 Sep. 2020
The payoff is panoramic views to the south of changing leaves — black oak, shagbark hickory and basswood, to name a few — and Lake Michigan to the north.
—Lori Rackl, chicagotribune.com, 19 Aug. 2019
The little brown bat is the only one that remains in winter, hibernating upside down underneath the bark of shagbark hickory and other trees, as well as sometimes in people’s attics, Goyette said.
—Sheryl Devore, Lake County News-Sun, 23 Apr. 2018
The land is mostly wet woods, with many mature trees, including shagbark hickory, American beech, American elm, black gum, red maple, pin oak and chestnut oak.
—Grant Segall, cleveland.com, 15 Mar. 2018
Goodie followed the long driveway, past towering old shagbark hickory trees and knocked at the door to the 1760 farmhouse.
—Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 20 Dec. 2017
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