Color
Pecan heartwood is reddish brown with dark brown stripes. Sapwood is white or creamy white with pinkish tones. Hickory heartwood is tan or reddish. Sapwood is white to cream, with fine brown lines.

Grain
Pecan is open, occasionally wavy or irregular. Hickory is closed, with moderate definition. Somewhat rough-textured.

Variations
In both hickory and pecan, there are often pronounced differentiations in color between spring wood and summer wood. In pecan, sapwood is usually graded higher than darker heartwood. Pecan and hickory are traditionally mixed by flooring mills.

Finishing
May be difficult to stain.

Origin
North America

Availability
Readily available

Source: National Wood Flooring Association