Wood species / Trade name:

Hickory, Mockernut hickory, bullnut hickory

Names:

• German: Hickory
• French: Hickory
• Chinese: 山核桃

Botanical name:

Carya tomentosa

Character / Color:

The ring-porous,straight-grained wood has a coarse texture. The light early wood contains broad vessels which appear as deep and shiny streaks in the radial cut and as figures in the tangential cut. There's a clear demarcation between the dark late growth and light early growth. The mostly light brown to reddish brown wood with a matte finish contains primarily irregular and wavy annual rings.

Main occurence:

North America

Usage:

Furniture, Musical instruments

Availability

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