Shellbark Hickory (Carya laciniosa)

Family: Juglandaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Oval, Rounded.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Sap/Syrup

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Sweet, with a very fine flavour, it has the largest seeds of the hickories, up to 5cm long. — Seed - raw or cooked in pies, cakes etc.; Sweet, with a very fine flavour, it has the largest seeds of the hickories, up to 5cm long.; Probably the finest flavoured hickory.; The shell is hard and thick and the cracking quality is poor compared to C.

Habitat & North American Range

Deep rich soils of floodplains and bottomlands. It grows best on neutral or slightly alkaline soils and tolerates shallow flooding in early spring. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)