Rounded crown, tall trunk. Light brown, gray. Thin shell, bitter seed. Oil from this tree was extracted by settlers and used in oil lamps. Seeds are sometimes sweet and sometimes bitter.
Wood is very strong and used for tool handles, skis and wagon wheels.
Slender crown, tall trunk. Hickory nuts are grown commercially. Thin, light brown. This wood was said to be as hard as iron and many tools were made from this tree as well as fence posts. Broad rounded crown with wide spreading branches.