{"id":17593,"date":"2021-05-11T15:15:24","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T15:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=17593"},"modified":"2025-07-30T14:12:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T18:12:04","slug":"id-that-tree-shellbark-hickory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/id-that-tree-shellbark-hickory\/","title":{"rendered":"ID That Tree: Shellbark Hickory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this edition of ID That Tree, Purdue extension forester <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/lenny-d-farlee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lenny Farlee<\/a> explains how to identify <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PZA90Ht65Vg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shellbark hickory<\/a> without the help from its leaves. He also shares about how to distinguish this native Indiana species from its close cousin, the shagbark hickory.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ID That Tree: Shellbark Hickory\" width=\"670\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PZA90Ht65Vg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions regarding wildlife, trees, forest management, wood products, natural resource planning or other natural resource topics, feel free to contact us by using our\u00a0<a title=\"Ask an Expert\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/got-nature-blog\/ask-an-expert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ask an Expert<\/a>\u00a0web page.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-285-W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hickory and Pecan Species<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension resource center<br \/>\n<a title=\"shellbark hickory\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pfw.edu\/native-trees\/shellbark-hickory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shellbark Hickory<\/a>, Native Trees of Indiana River Walk, Purdue Fort Wayne<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arboretum.purdue.edu\/explorer\/plants\/21488\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shellbark Hickory<\/a>, The Purdue Arboretum Explorer<br \/>\n<a title=\"Permanent Link to ID That Tree Fall Color Edition: Shagbark Hickory, Video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/id-that-tree-fall-color-edition-shagbark-hickory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ID That Tree Fall Color Edition: Shagbark Hickory, Video<\/a>, Got Nature? 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