Shagbark hickory
Pollinator Value
- 🔑 Keystone
- Hosts 200+ species; high fat nuts.
- 🐛 Larval Host
- Luna Moth, Hickory Hairstreak, Regal Moth
- ❄️ Winter Food Source
- Yes — Shagbark nuts are a premier winter energy source.
Growing Conditions
- Sun
- Full Sun ☀️, Part Sun ⛅
- Moisture
- Regular 💧💧
- Bloom
- June
- Sociability
- S1 — Solitary / Individual
Ecology & Conservation
Proximity
- Proximity Score
ℹ
Our internally developed scale tracking proximity of historical species occurrence to our Eco-Region (8.1.8). 0 = hyper-local, 5 = off-continent.
- 1
- Native Status
- Outaouais: ✅ · QC: ✅ · ON: ✅
Native Occurrence
- Closest Native Direction
- Local
- Eco-zone
ℹ
The closest historically occurring Eco-zone, mapped to the CEC values.
- Mixedwood Plains
- Eco-province
- Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
- Eco-region
- 8.1.8 St. Lawrence Lowlands
Rarity & Status
- Rarity Notes
- Vulnerable (QC): Northern edge of range.
- Rank QC
ℹ
In Quebec, the CDPNQ (Centre de données sur le patrimoine naturel du Québec) is the body that assigns these ranks using the NatureServe methodology.
Click here for more info → - S3 — Vulnerable
- Rank ON
ℹ
The S-rank (Subnational Rank) is a standardized tool used across Canada to measure the extinction risk of a species within a specific province or territory.
Click here for more info → - S5 — Secure — Common
- Ecological Context
- Indigenous; reaches its northern limit right here in the Valley.
Edibility & Foraging
- Edible
- ✅ Edible
- Commonly Eaten
- ✅ Yes
- Notes
- Nut meats (raw or roasted). High value nut crop.
Medicinal Properties
- Category
- Digestive
- Notes
- Bark used as a general tonic.
Provenance
- Seed Provenance
- Eastern Townships QC
- Seed Source
- Arboquebecium