Shagbark Hickory
Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch - Walnut family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 150.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree
Features
Flower Color: Green, Brown
Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Shagbark Hickory: 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
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.