I put in prefinished hickory. Got it from Menards.
It looks great but it seems to have lost some of the color contrast.
I plan on refinishing it at some point to seal up all of the joints. I'm very careful about wiping up any spills immediately so they don't soak into the cracks.
It seems pretty durable but I'm sure a quality coating would be better.
If I were to do it again I'd sand & coat the surface after installation.
