The leaves of the Shagbark Hickory Tree have beautiful colors of red, yellow and orange during the Fall season. The Shagbark Hickory Tree grows very large (75-100 ft. tall) with a deep taproot that forces the tree to grow quickly with a tall trunk and a narrow, but irregular, crown and rough, shaggy, light gray bark. The bright gold leaf color of the Shagbark Hickory Tree begins to develop after the first frost. Most gourmets of fine foods agree that hickory nut fudge is the best tasting of all candies. If the hickory nut was easy to crack, it would quickly become the King of Nuts because of its rich flavor and indescribable taste.
