Shellbark and Shagbark Hickories winter identification 

Thank you for watching! Many species of hickory have similar looking bark, leaves and nuts. I am still working on Red Hickory for this channel...it also has features that resemble other hickories. Best wishes

Thanks for watching! Shagbark hickory is native to your area so hopefully your seedlings will feel at home. The trees in this video were doing well despite the wet soils in that preserve for much of the winter and early spring. Shagbarks also do well on well drained soils but are less common than Pignut Hickory in the areas with thin, rocky soil. Good Luck

Thanks for watching...finding the nut fragments on the ground made it easier to tell these trees apart without their leaves!

Thanks for watching Mark. I was unaware of the benefits these trees provide to Indiana bats and Brown Creeper birds. I often do find both these trees growing in the moist soils near streams and small rivers in the Ohio valley. Best wishes!

Thanks for watching Max...after 30 years of almost daily use the Swiss Cross fell of that knife. It does still have the authentic engraving on the blade and works great for opening cans and bottles.

Thanks for watching Peter. I can't say I've tried any hickory nuts from the wild but they are edible. Pecans are also in the Carya genus with hickories. I am hoping to add that tree to this channel in the future.