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This extremely dense hardwood is perfect for small walking sticks and canes. It is commonly used for tool handles, wheel spokes, golf club shafts, and canoe paddles because of its strength. Hickory grows in the eastern half of North America, and is often found in association with oak and maple forests. The sample shown here is actually Carya cordiformis, commonly called bitternut hickory, swamp hickory, or pecan hickory. Hickory is a major food source for the luna moth.

Hickory has a medium-gray coloring with light texture. Pale white and light green spotting is common in the older growth areas of the bark. Look along the edge of the wood line and forest for this particular tree.