Missouri Mammoth Hickory Nut Tree
Description
Grow hickory nuts that live up to their name. Hickory trees are closes relatives to pecans. This stately hickory nut tree offers an impressive spread of energy-saving shade at maturity. Yields extremely large, oblong nuts with four distinct outer ridges. Flavor is rich and sweet with a crunchy texture. Ripens in late September. Seedling. For proper pollination, plant at least two hickory seedlings.
Characteristics
Bloom Color | Green |
Distance To Pollinator | 75 - 250' |
Fruit Color | Brown |
Fruit Size | Large - Extra Large |
Hardiness Zone Range | 5 - 8 |
Pollination | Pollinator Required |
Ripens/Harvest | Late September |
Shade/Sun | Full Sun |
Soil Composition | Loamy |
Soil Moisture | Well Drained |
Soil pH Level | 6.0 - 7.0 |
Taste | Sweet |
Texture | Crisp Crunchy |
Years to Bear | 8 - 10 |
Zone Compatibility
Pollination
This variety requires another one for adequate pollination.
Tools & Supplies
Planting & Care
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Questions & Answers
This appears to be a shell bark type hickory tree. However someone decided that this was a really good producer of nuts, and named it, selling it specifically.
This is a shellbark hickory nut tree.
About 4 feet tall. Healthy looking trees though. They are growing slowly as expected for nut trees.
In good soil, in the right place, with plenty of water, they will grow very fast for nut trees. Can't give exact specifications, but they seem to grow taller and faster than we ever expected!
Loamy is a type of soil, loose textured mix of sand and clay with plenty of
organic matter.
We are no longer offering this product; we keep the information on the website for the benefit of customers who have purchased it in the past. We usually discontinue a variety because we've discovered another variety that produces better fruit, is more disease resistant, cold-hardy, etc.
Unfortunately, we are not sure where you can purchase these types of nuts. I suggest checking out a farmers market or local garden center.
The Missouri Mammoth is a seedling.
We appreciate you reaching out to us. These trees are grown and shipped in our Stark EZ Start pot. They are approx 1.5' - 3' tall when shipped.
If you have any further questions please don't hesitate to reach back out to us. Have a great day!
You can just plant another Missouri Mammoth, that is really the best choice.
Customer Reviews
Steve
The tree that Stark sent has been another prime example of their dedication to a higher quality of product. While Hickory trees are slow and steady growers, this Hickory is growing steadily and looking good.
But they were good enough to encourage us to buy more and plant them in various place around our property. We have been amazed beyond belief at how fast these trees have grown, and the fact that only one of them didn't grow, and had to be replaced.
If you want nut trees that are hardy, fast growing, beautiful, and yield really great tasting nuts in a seemingly short amount of time, then these could be the trees for you. B U T... you need a large space for them to grow large in.
The year before last we were able to collect enough nuts to make a Hickory Nut Pie, using exactly the recipe for Pecan Pie, and it was so good that our heads almost exploded! It was beyond great. It was too good to be put into words!
But, sadly, last year the weather caused these very same trees to not bear more than a handful of nuts. It was the same for almost all the nut trees in this area, including the Black Walnuts that had been reliably bearing lots of nuts for years. We were saddened, but are looking forward to having nuts this year, and unless something totally unforeseen happens, we will have, as the Missouri Mammoth Hickories are growing like mad, and are covered in flowers.
I would guess that anyone reading the review up to this point could perceive that we would, without hesitation, recommend these trees for anyone who has the space to grow at least two, and if, like us, you have more space, to grow 20 or 30.
Thanks for reading our review. Happy Growing and Much Love from Tree Lovers in Kentucky!
I grew up in PA and we had lots of hickory trees, love them.
I've always wanted a hickory tree! I don't care that they are slow-growing. I cut down two invasive Norway maples in my yard in order to replace them with a native, nut-bearing tree. The squirrels…
Need a pollinator for the one I already have.
I remember as a child the huge shellbark nuts, down along the creek of my grandparents farm, and have never seen them anywhere else. So I wanted to grow some of my own.