<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">Carya laciniosa</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31467918</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:05:59</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">big shellbark hickory</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">king nut hickory</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">kingnut hickory</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">shell-bark hickory</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">shell-bark walnut</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">shellback hickory</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">shellbark hickory</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">thick shell-bark</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">western shellbark</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Species of slow-growing, long-lived tree native from Ontario to Minnesota, Florida and Mexico, but most prominent in the lower Ohio River region and south along the Mississippi River to central Arkansas. It is frequently found in the great river swamps of central Missouri and the Wabash River region in Indiana and Ohio. It has a long taproot and is thus hard to transplant; it is also subject to insect damage. Its sweet, edible nuts are the largest of all hickory nuts, though enclosed in a very hard shell. the nuts are harvested by humans and wildlife, including ducks, quail, wild turkeys, squirrels, chipmunks, deer, foxes, raccoons, and white-footed mice. ]]></dc:description></metadata>