(Carya spp.)

Source:  Northeastern United States.
Color:  White to cream with inconspicuous fine brown lines and tan heartwood.
Pattern:  None
Characteristics:  Extremely tough and resilient; quite hard and only moderately heavy.
Uses:  As veneer - furniture; skiis and moulded and bent plywood requiring extreme strength.
Availability:  Readily available as veneer; readily available as lumber.