Hickory Tree Height Shipped:1 2 Feet dependable performance Height Shipped:2 3' dependable performance which is particularly important for large and or remote restoration projects The hickory nut tree is one of the most unique and strongest trees in a world filled with many trees and all of them unique and individualistic in their own way․ The tree is found mainly in the eastern United States and can be found in many different forests and yards․ Not only are they one of the most impressive of trees‚ but they are of great value to mankind as food and for use in manual craft․ One pause as one sees this tree is enough to realize that this magnificent species is more than a tree‚ it is quite simply a testament to nature's splendor and human ingenuity․ Native Americans used hickory nut tree wood to make tools and weapons‚ as the wood is strong with excellent flexibility․ Hickory has been used for a variety of purposes‚ for wood and for food‚ across North America․ Hickory nuts‚ as one example‚ have been enjoyed for centuries for their rich flavor and high nutritive value‚ and were used in customary recipes or eaten raw as a food in times of scavenging․ Next to their value as food‚ the values of hickory and its products to humans are chiefly in its use to produce furniture‚ smoke meats and produce charcoal․ Each of these uses is a case of a human social activity being enabled by a relevant physical characteristic of the hickory tree․