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What type of hickory

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  1. Chaz

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    Have a few of these,

    hickory1.jpg

    but they're not like the other hickory trees, the ones I'm used to seeing.

    hickory2.jpg

    Tree ID of both species would be useful.

    Thx
    Chaz
     
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    The second picture is shagbark hickory. Don't know about the first.
     
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    2nd Pic Shagbark hickory
    1st I'm not sure if it's the same or not, I'm used to seeing much bigger segments of bark "shagging" like in the second picture
     
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    First pic may be southern hickory with the scaly bark.
     
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    First one looks like American hophornbeam.
     
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    Kinda funny, I actually imagined the first to be the shagbark hickory for some reason.
    I've seen the term a lot, but never associated that with what I've always considered a "common hickory".

    Figured the first one was more on the "shaggy" side. :rofl: :lol:

    Never heard of such trees. But then again, there's plenty I don't know.:whistle:
     
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    Yep, ironwood, aka American hophorn beam on the first, and some sort of shagbark hickory on the second.

    That ironwood is great firewood. Pretty much burns just like shagbark.
     
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    Chaz, when you get out here we'll look at some ironwood and hickory and methinks you'll see the same thing you have pictured.
     
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    2nd yes shagbark, i have it all over my property, 1st i dont know
     
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