shellbark
[shel-bahrk]
- the shagbark tree.
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Origin of shellbark
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It has only about one-half the strength and stiffness of the shellbark hickory.
Trees of IndianaCharles Clemon Deam
Remarks: Wood not distinguished from shellbark hickory in commerce.
Wood and ForestWilliam Noyes
All of the McCallister hican grafts were killed outright as were a number of grafts of the shellbark hickory (Carya laciniosa).
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual MeetingNorthern Nut Growers Association
Miss Jones: A characteristic of all shellbark x pecan hybrids is that they don't fill well.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual MeetingNorthern Nut Growers Association
The shellbark is a tree the best varieties of which it is difficult to learn about.
Northern Nut Growers Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-First Annual MeetingNorthern Nut Growers Association
shellbark
- another name for shagbark
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Word Origin
C19: so called from the texture of its bark
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