Wood pellet varieties include oak, maple, apple, alder, mesquite, cherry, maple, hickory, and pecan. Woods of hickory and oak trees could provide lumber and fuel. The Ouachitas are dominated by pine, oak, and hickory. "Pecan" is from an Algonquian word variously referring to pecans, walnuts and hickory nuts. The sledges were constructed from Norwegian ash with steel-shod runners made from American hickory. Madden discussed the techniques for selecting, packing, and storing hickory propagation wood. Washburn now resides in Hickory, North Carolina. Succop attended Hickory High School in Hickory, North Carolina. Anadromous fishes include striped bass, white perch, alewives, blueback herring, and American and hickory shad. They currently reside in Hickory, North Carolina. From there the highway passes through Asheville, Hickory, and Statesville before reaching the Piedmont Triad. Reep was born and raised in Hickory, North Carolina. It has jurisdiction over the cities of Asheville, Charlotte, Hickory, and Statesville. Hickory which has Valley Hills Mall. Caches of acorns and hickory nuts are heavily used in winter.