Shagbark Hickory- Plant Chats with Val

Description

Volunteer Val Wilcox chats with us about the old Shagbark Hickory, Carya ovata, tree at Fairsted in Brookline, Massachusetts. The first known photograph of it was taken by John Charles Olmsted in 1911, but the date it was planted remains unknown. It lives near the entrance to the historic Olmsted firm's offices and sometimes rains hickory nuts upon unsuspecting visitors. Was it placed there intentionally as a humorous greeting for guests to the Olmsted firm in times past? We may never know.

Duration

1 minute, 24 seconds

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