Other Names Also known as shellbark hickory, scalybark hickory, white hickory, and red heart hickory.
Sources Grows in United States and Canada.
Appearance Generally straight grained and coarse textured. Brown to reddish brown heartwood and wide, nearly white sapwood. One of the hardest, heaviest and strongest woods in the United States. Physical Props Excellent elasticity, good steam bending, moderate dimensional stability, and low decay resistance. Working Props Machines well but difficult to work with hand tools due to hardness.