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Name: tom
Status: other
Grade: other
Location: CA
Country: N/A
Date: 6/28/2005
Question:
What is the growing range of the hickory tree used to make the handles of tools?

Replies:
This should be helpful:

http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/
volume_2/vol2_Table_of_contents.htm

See Carya = hickory

http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/volume_2/carya/laciniosa.htm

Anthony Brach Ph.D.

Shagbark and other common hickory species range over most of the eastern half of the United States.

J. Elliott


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