Hickory Tree Height Shipped:1 2 Feet Apricot Fruit Tree (Prunus armeniaca) variegated varieties require more Apricot Fruit Tree (Prunus armeniaca) is native to Armenia but will be at home planted in your home orchard or garden which is particularly important for large and or remote restoration projects They stand tall and slim‚ and are characterized by having deeply furrowed and ridged gray or brown bark that serves to protect the tree from wind and rain․ The leaves of the tree are compound leaves or multiple leaflets which when filled in give a full look to the tree․ The leaflets are lanceolate‚ pointed and present a green color in spring and summer․ The fall color of the tree is a full blown golden yellow‚ orange or even deep red making the tree a beautiful canvas․ Hickory nuts (within an unusually hard shuck) are an important food for many animals․ This tough tree‚ with its thick trunk and broad crown‚ adds greatly to the landscape․ Its trunk is sturdy and therefore functional‚ but also requires respect for its considerable diameter․ Often the trunk's surface is beautifully patterned․ 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․