Hickory/Pecan  

Scientific Name:

Carya illinoensis

Other Names and Species:

Bitter Pecan
Hickory
Nogal morado
Nuez encarcelada
Pecan hickory
Sweet pecan

Origin:

United States of America

Appearance:

The sapwood of pecan is pale brown while the heartwood is reddish-brown in color. The species has a straight, sometimes irregular grain and is coarse in texture.

Properties:

Pecan is susceptible to frost and decay. The wood remains smooth under friction and is reported to have no odor. Pecan dries quickly and easily but does shrink somewhat in the process.

Janka Hardness: 1820

As a flooring option, pecan is one of the harder options out there. It is a little over a third harder than white oak, over twenty-five percent harder than hard maple, only forty points softer than purpleheart's ranking of 1860, and is just under eighty-three percent as hard as santos mahogany's ranking of 2200.