Help on Hickory I.D.

[ReggieT]

Answered this ad for free hickory on Craigslist and came up with this small load.
I did make friends with an old codger who showed me 3 more hickory tree's about 30 ft tall & 1 downed white oak about 25 ft...root-ball still intact, that I could have later on.

I'm not great on Hickory I.D. unless it's shagbark...
Is this a pignut, bitternut, red hickory or what?
Any help would be appreciated...it was surrounded by tons of huge black hulled & light brown interior nut!

Thanks
Reg

 

[Rburg44]

I dont think its pignut

 

[066blaster]

It may be hard to say for certain on a small tree like that. Could be a shagbark that hasn't development it's shaggyness yet

 

[BigCus]

It's shagbark. Cut some a month or so and the limbs are identical. No shag on em but the base of the tree had plenty!

 

[msvold]

It may be hard to say for certain on a small tree like that. Could be a shagbark that hasn't development it's shaggyness yet

Looks to me like a young shagbark as well. It ought to burn great!

 

[stihly dan]

Nah, those are pine nuts. You don't want those, my furnace will burn pine just fine, send it up here.

 

[ReggieT]

Looks to me like a young shagbark as well. It ought to burn great!

Dang...a "baby shaggy?"

 

[ReggieT]

Nah, those are pine nuts. You don't want those, my furnace will burn pine just fine, send it up here.

Hahaha...ok...packing it up right now!

 

[ReggieT]

Turns out to be Mockernut Hickory...thanks for the "massive feedback!"

 

[mga]

we have shag bark hickory trees out back, some just 5" in diameter, and they have shag bark on them. it may be a hickory of some type but not shag bark.

oops! just read the last post. my bad.

 

[ReggieT]

we have shag bark hickory trees out back, some just 5" in diameter, and they have shag bark on them. it may be a hickory of some type but not shag bark.

oops! just read the last post. my bad.

It's all good...thanks anyhow.

 

[crizhayab]

It may be hard to say for certain on a small tree like that.