Common species are shagbark, shellbark, pignut and bitternut. A deciduous tree, it has colorful gold leaves in the fall. Hickory trees bear both male and female flowers. “It’s a wolf tree.” Zury’s smile obliterated all thought of the tree from his mind. “Is that what you call it? I call it the abuelo tree. To me, it seems like a grandfather, all wrinkled and knotty, bent but not bowed. Kind of like the guardian of the grove. It’s bigger than all the others but not as bland. It has character.” She waved her hand to the surrounding trees, all younger, straighter, farther away from the meadow. “Those trees all look the same. This one is special.” “It’s dying.” “No, it’s not.” A furrow bloomed on her forehead at his words. Her hand slapped the bark with a thud. “Hear that? It’s solid. The leaves are green. There isn’t any rot or disease on it.” He hated destroying her fantasy but she needed to understand.
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