Carya laciniosa
 Carya laciniosa the shellbark hickory in the Juglandaceae or walnut family is also called shagbark hickory bigleaf shagbark hickory kingnut big bottom thick or western shellbark attesting to some of its characteristics. It is a slow-growing long-lived tree hard to transplant because of its long taproot and subject to insect damage. The nuts largest of all hickory nuts are sweet and edible. Wildlife and people harvest most of them; those remaining produce seedling trees readily.