Neilson Grafted Shagbark Hickory
Originating near Waterford, Ontario, 'Neilson' is a great shagbark hickory selection that produces large, well filled nuts with fairly good cracking quality. The tree is very hardy with early ripening nuts. Unlike a lot of hickories 'Neilson' produces a large crop annually rather than alternating good production years. It is pollen sterile so must have suitable pollinizers nearby. A seedling shagbark or another grafted selection will do the job. Suited for zones 5-8.
Pollinator required: This tree must have a different variety of Shagbark hickory planted nearby (within 100 feet). Because 'Neilson' is pollen sterile it cannot be relied upon to pollinate other trees.
Please note: These trees must be picked up in mid to late April which is a different pick up time from most of our other bareroot trees.