Guys, I know its stupid question, but I have trouble identifying hickory.

I have this one tree in my front yard I am thinking of cutting and trying to decide if its bowmaking material or not.

Can you identify?

 

Here's another tree with simular leaves.

 

And this one, I can't tell if its a young hickory or black locust.

 

I can't tell from the pics. Need better shot of a whole single leaf with leaflets attached and a more detailled shot of the bark.  Also the bud at the end of a twig would help.

Here is a close up of the bark

 

And closeup of the leaves

 

looks like hickory to me

Top ones definitly hickory, can't tell for sure on the others but the 3rd one sure looks like it as well.

But which hickory?  Is this pignut, or mockernut, or bitternut.  I know it can't be a shagbark?  Can it?

If it is, I got myself some wood to make a bow.

It's what we call pignut around here.

Tree #3 could be a hickory, but it absolutely is not black locust.

Thanks guys, I think I might cut her in late summer and try to get some staves out of her.

Are the leaves alternate or opposite?  In other words, do they attach to the tree branch exactly across from each other or do they attach in a staggered (alternate) manner?  Just curious -- Alternate leaves = hickory
Opposite leaves = ash

Just an easy way to tell hickories and ashes (both compound leaved trees) apart.

Best guess - Pignut hickory or Pumpkin ash.  Couldn't tell from the pics if the leaves were alt. or opp. Good Luck!

It's hickory.  

Cut it late in the spring and you can peel the bark right off.

Trip, not sure if I understand.  I ain't the swiftest one however.  

Liquid Amber, thats, so right now is the time?

Anytime during the growing season the bark will "slip". I prefer to cut white wood during the spring so the wood under the bark in mature(from last years growth). If you wait until later in the season the wood under the bark is new growth and in my opinion not as strong as the year old stuff.     Pat

this is pignut Hickory

See thats the one thing that bothers me.  I have seen that picture before mystic and those leaves are little different than what I shown in my picture.

This is the webpage I got it from.  What Tree is it

Ok, I figured out the alternating thing.  Definate alternates. Couldn't find an ash on my property.

Thnaks again for the info.

search Ohio division of forestry.  There Tree index is great.