Love this presentation! As an outdoorsman, meat smoker and hunter, I've always thought the hickory trees I've found are of two species - this opened up an exploration in my area (South of Knoxville) that will help me to understand the differences and uses of the many hickory trees that are around us. Thank you.
This was fantastic! I live in TN and wanted to learn more about our Hickories so this was just what I needed! I didn't know we had 10 different species. I only knew about Shagbark and Mockernut previous to this video and I didn't know that Pecan was also technically a Hickory so to learn about all of the others was great! I'm going to try and apply what I've learned when I'm out in the field. Great work!
Thank you for this. We are new to East TN and would love to be able to identify all the amazing species of trees that make our walks so beautiful. Also thanks for sharing the publication I am printing it out now!
Thanks. I moved to Northeast Tennessee 4 years ago, from CT. I have 12 acres adjacent to the Cherokee national forest and am trying to get to know the trees. I didn't realize that there were so many species of hickory.
Thank you for your thoughtful presentation I’m always trying to learn more about Hickory trees. Please re-check your information about Hickory being used for fence posts. Maybe some confusion or mixup with black locust which is extremely durable and makes excellent fence posts. Hickory on the other hand though hard and strong and tough is very susceptible to rot and decay and would not last long in the ground much less lying on top of the ground.
Thanks for your comments and astute observation. In the video, I didn't mean to imply that hickory was preferred for fence posts, but that is has been used occasionally as such. By no means will it compare with black locust, osage orange or cedar, which can last 30+ years, but according to the Univ. of Nebraska, it can last for 15 years or longer. There are better choices, certainly!
Could you identify a hickory tree in Texas by a picture of the leaves and nut? It has 5 leaflets, very hard nut shell, and the bark isn’t shaggy. I can’t figure out what it is.
It is possible that a tree could have shed most of the scales in a high wind event, but I've not seen one without at least some scales, particularly higher up on the trunk. It could be that you are looking at one of the other hickories??
@@backporchforestry4865 I probably am. Other than the bark, the other aspects I see are leading me mostly to Shagbark hence the question. I can’t see the twig parts due to tree height. It’s very large and what i call a 3-trunk tree.
