BIG SHELL-BARK HICKORY
Carya laciniosa, (Michx. f.) Loud.
Form.—Height 60-100 feet, diameter 1-2 feet. Similar to that of the smaller shell-bark.
Leaves.—Alternate, compound; leaflets usually 7, sharp-pointed, serrate, dark green and smooth above, paler and covered with soft hairs beneath.
Flowers.—Very similar to those of the smaller shell-bark, previously described.
Fruit.—Ovoid, with four shallow creases above the middle, 1½-2½ inches in diameter, thick, smooth husk, splitting to the base; nut large, thick-shelled and angled; kernel sweet and edible.
Bark.—About the same as that of the smaller shell-bark hickory.
Wood.—The wood of this species can hardly be distinguished from that of the shell-bark hickory.