For full article with additional photos view: Intro to Trees of Indiana: Mockernut Hickory Other Resources: Hickory and Pecan Species in the Hardwood Lumber and Veneer Series, The Education Store, ...

The wood of hickory trees is very hard. Hickory lumber is used for making things like ax handles and baseball bats, which require tough wood that can take wear and tear. It also makes good ...

Melissa McMasters / Flickr / CC BY 2.0. The mockernut hickory (Carya tomentosa) reaches 50–60 feet tall and 20–30 feet wide.This species is tolerant of drought but not poor drainage and is ...

Hickories are a very common tree in the forests of Frederick County. There are five varieties of hickory that are native here: the pignut, mockernut, shagbark, shellbark and bitternut hickory.