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Shagbark Hickory
It is a slow-growing long-lived tree. This deciduous shade tree has a yellow fall color. As with other edible nuts, squirrels compete with humans for this fruit. Its bold-textured, jagged branch structure and thick twigs give it a striking appearance in winter. It grows well in both wet and dry areas, but prefers well-drained soils. Shellbark hickory trees are also called shagbark hickory, bigleaf shagbark hickory, kingnut, big shellbark, bottom shellbark, thick shellbark, and western shellbark, which attest to some of its characteristics. Wildlife and people harvest most of them; those remaining produce seedling trees readily. The wood also makes excellent firewood, and often is used in smoking meat. The Shagbark Hickory tree, Carya ovata, has a distinctive, shaggy bark, conspicuous on tall straight trees, which gives this species its name. The nuts, largest of all hickory nuts, are sweet and edible. The wood is hard, heavy, strong, and very flexible, making it a favored wood for tool handles. ... more information
Cascade Falls Bald Cypress It also grows well in standing water and compacted soils. With the cinnamon color, exfoliating bark, and unusual weeping form, it has great winter interest. Cascade Falls is tolerant of a wide range of soil and moisture conditions. The Bald Cypress Cascade Falls, Taxodium distichum 'Cascade Falls', (PP12296), is an exciting, very-weeping bald cypress. Pruners can be used to control the length of the branches and whether the tips touch the ground or are allowed to cover the ground. The new foliage is light green and will turn orange brown in the fall. If you don’t stake it up, this plant would be like a ground cover. Use this plant as a specimen or in a near water location. In a landscape application you could let it flow over a rock wall like a green waterfall. |
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