Huge Shagbark Hickory Nuts?

[Loft32]

Does anybody have any idea what these huge nuts are (in the photo on the left)? The nuts on the right are normal Shagbark Hickory nuts from our forest. But I discovered this really huge old tree, that appears to be a Shagbark Hickory in a cemetery here in Frederick Maryland. The tree is very old and in a position that gets lots of sun. Could this possibly be hickory nuts?!

 

[Grizzerbear]

Looks like a pecan to me.....which is a species of hickory. Crack one open.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

Will pecan grow in MD?

 

[Grizzerbear]

Will pecan grow in MD?

Well I looked and all I could find was that the northern pecan was native to Maryland. I did find this too.

Pecan tree ties for biggest in state

When Joe and Caroline Price moved into their home on Magnolia Avenue in 1949, they had no idea the pecan tree in their backyard was anything out of the ordinary.

www.fredericknewspost.com

I would assume that their are plenty of pecans that have been planted up there for their fruit. I'm not positive it is a pecan, that was just my first thought.