| It has about 92 per cent of the strength and about 73 per cent of the stiffness of shellbark hickory. |
| Common trees would have been American elm, shellbark hickory, bur oak, swamp white oak, tupelo and black willow. |
| The shellbark is a tree the best varieties of which it is difficult to learn about. |
| All of the McCallister hican grafts were killed outright as were a number of grafts of the shellbark hickory. |
| On the other hand this is the first contest where a prize has been awarded to a shellbark, Carya laciniosa. |
| It has only about one-half the strength and stiffness of the shellbark hickory. |
