shellbark

IPA: ʃˈɛɫbɑrk

noun

  • A hickory of species (Carya laciniosa), wihh outer bark loose and peeling.
  • The nut of this tree.
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Examples of "shellbark" in Sentences

  • (Carya ovata), L for shellbark (Carya laciniosa), and B for bitternut
  • The shellbark is a tree the best varieties of which it is difficult to learn about.
  • "scalybark" to the Carolina hickory, the name "shagbark" to Carya ovata, and the name shellbark to Carya laciniosa.
  • In character of growth, the shellbark is much like the shagbark but the nuts are much larger, and the shells extremely thick.
  • The names "shellbark," "shagbark" and "scalybark" are at present used interchangeably by authors for different species of the hickory.
  • Seven of these belong to the scale bud class, _Eucarya_, the shagbark, _Carya ovata_, the shellbark, _Carya laciniosa_, the scaly bark, _Carya
  • The Mott shellbark hickory which weighs 29. 6g which was discovered by Dr. Morris before the founding of the Association is still the largest hickory of which we know.
  • The following standards for pecans have been established (including the pecan x shellbark hybrids which generally resemble pecans in flavor and appearance and would be classed with them).
  • For their rich, delicious nuts, alone, saying nothing about their clean, handsome foliage, their rough, strong wood -- the best of any grown for many purposes -- the hickories, among which are the Shagbark (_Carya ovata_) and the big shellbark (_Carya laciniosa_), should be planted in many places.
  • I have never tested a Persian walnut where the cracking pressure runs much over 40kg and it is rather unusual for a Japan walnut to run much over 200kg, yet Cording is 419kg, a strength of shell greater than that of any other nut sent into the contest this year and which is only found among black walnuts and shellbark hickories.

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