HickoryKacey & Kelsey

Names

• Carya tomentosa• Hickory

Uses

• to smoke and flavor meat• wood flooring• Edible• Makes bows• Makes drumsticks

Facts

• Deciduous • Compound leaf (Has leaflets)• Toothed margin• Hardwood • Babe Ruth’s baseball bat was made

of Hickory

Poem

Tree Tall Slender

Swaying growing livingHome ants food smoke

Smoking flavoring eating Green brown

Hickory

What we enjoyed

• We enjoyed being outside and watching our tree come back to life from winter to spring.

• The best thing about our tree is its unique smell and the animals it was home to.

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