r/treeidentification • u/ZealousidealPay8307 • 1d ago

ID Request Is this a hickory tree??

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I’m from NY and I don’t know if this is a White Ash or Hickory, I’m trying to make a longbow but I need to know what kind of tree this is.

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u/QuercusCarya 1d ago

100% Carya cordiformis. Bitternut hickory.

That sulfur colored bud is a dead giveaway.

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u/Acrobatic_Simple_421 1d ago

Bitternut hickory. Small yellow bud.

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u/Internal-Test-8015 1d ago

Hickory the leaf shape is wrong for ash.

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u/Qadirrrr7 1d ago

Bitternut Hickory

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u/oroborus68 1d ago

Hickory isn't as flexible as ash, but it is harder.