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Massachusetts State Champion Shagbark Hickory, carya ovata, in Westford on long-abondoned farmland, growing into a boulder since the 18th century likely, dwarfing the spruce and hemlock around it, bark peeling off in huge strips in the middle, but so old the bottom had lost its shag
August 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Massachusetts State Champion Shagbark Hickory, carya ovata, in Westford on long-abondoned farmland, growing into a boulder since the 18th century likely, dwarfing the spruce and hemlock around it, bark peeling off in huge strips in the middle, but so old the bottom had lost its shag