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Evidence of Hurricane Michael’s destruction can still be seen in the fledgling sweetgum, magnolia, oak, and hickory trees sprouting with new growth.
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Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
The easiest way to do this is to assess whether your kitchen cabinets are warm (with red, yellow, or orange undertones), like cherry, oak, hickory, and pine; or cool (with gray undertones), like white oak, ash, maple, or birch cabinetry.
—Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
Mesquite is stronger and sweeter than hickory.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
The tree produces edible hickory nuts enclosed in a thick husk.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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Despite its name, river birch trees perform well in drier soils and are drought tolerant once established.—
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Mixed oak woods, pine and birch, upland rowan.—
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Made from weather-resistant rattan, this set can stand up to most weather.—
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Bread baskets and faux bamboo flatware also complement rattan.—
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Pictures of Piper the dog, who last year went through an awful health scare after having a rawhide treat.—
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Chinese laborers, rare for that time, made rawhide bags on site to take the limestone and dump it into iron buckets on an aerial tramway, according to Meniketti’s report.—
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The sedate throwing of flowers erupted into a fistfight, a ministampede and people lashed with whips and riding quirts.—
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The main selling point here is the slingback strap that can be worn tucked up on the vamp or adjusted down to secure your heel in place.—
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This single-strap leather tote is a tad more practical for everyday use but still fits into the slouchy, hobo trends that are carrying over into 2026.—
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This natural cowhide has been used by the house since the 1880s, famously serving as a trim on the Monogram bags.—
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There are ski helmets and Stetsons, colorful Gortex bibs and brown cowhide chaps, floor-length fur coats and hip-length puffer jackets — and of course, ski boots and cowboy boots.—
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Other than the boulder, the stunt show at Disney World also features a bullwhip demonstration and falls from tall buildings, as well as stunts with axe-swinging stone soldiers and punji stick pressure plates.—
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Arcs of electricity bolted from it, blue bullwhips that flashed out from it and left thunder in their wake.—
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“Hickory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hickory. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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