shellbark
Peeling-trunk nut tree
Shellbark is a type of hickory tree native to eastern North America, named for its distinctive shaggy bark that peels away from the trunk in long, loose strips.
The tree produces large, sweet nuts prized for eating.
Also called shagbark hickory or, when distinguishing the larger species, big shellbark: The shellbark in the backyard drops nuts every fall.
Edible seed from American hardwood
foraging · cracking · hull · husk · mast · wildlife · squirrel · autumn
Dense North American hardwood
- peelingComing off in strips
- scalyCovered with thin plates
- exfoliatingRemoving dead skin cells
- hardwoodDense deciduous timber
deciduous · native · Appalachian · bottomland · timber · lumber · canopy · leaves
hickory nut
Edible seed from American hardwood
harvest · foraging · cracking · hull · husk · mast · wildlife · squirrel · autumn · fall
hickory
Dense North American hardwood
- peelingComing off in strips
- scalyCovered with thin plates
- exfoliatingRemoving dead skin cells
hardwood · deciduous · native · Appalachian · bottomland · timber · lumber · canopy · leaves · compound
hardwood
Dense deciduous timber
shock-resistant · axe · hammer · drumsticks · smoking · barbecue · firewood · splits · burns · furniture
shellbarkbeech
Smooth-barked deciduous hardwood
birch · sycamore · hornbeam · musclewood · crepe myrtle
shell, bark, shellfish, shelled, shelling, shagbark, shell-like, shell-less, shellproof