Larvae have also been reared on shagbark hickory. Scattered locations of shagbark hickory occur in the mountains of eastern Mexico. The terminal buds on the shagbark hickory are large and covered with loose scales. The forests consist of eastern white pine, oak, and shagbark hickory, birch and maple. American Beech, White Ash, Shagbark Hickory, and Pignut Hickory are also present. The bark of the shagbark hickory is also used to flavor a maple-style syrup. Hickories include shagbark hickory ("Carya ovata"). Shagbark hickory nuts were a significant food source for the Algonquins. Trees include paw paw, shagbark hickory, and all Nebraska-native oak species. Live roost trees are usually shagbark hickory, silver maple, and white oak.