Hickory Tree Height Shipped:1 2 Feet which is particularly important for All Fern Plants which is particularly important for large and or remote restoration projects It is easy to find a stunning 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․ In the wild‚ it is an important habitat for various animals․ It acts as a shelter and food for squirrels‚ birds‚ and insects․ Hickory nuts are also an important food source for some vertebrates and invertebrates․ Squirrels and other small mammals eat the nuts‚ while birds eat the hickory's seeds and insects that live on its leaves․ Hickories also serve an important function in carbon storage‚ as carbon sinks‚ when their wood and other plant parts store away carbon and pulify the air as they grow‚ absorbing carbon dioxide out of the air․ Hickories make the planet a greener and more comfortable place to live․ Its long roots help hold soil in place‚ making it an important part of the ecosystem for other organisms․ The hickory tree is an important keystone species in the ecosystem it inhabits․