The original objective of this week’s column was to explain why — unless you live in Ashe or Avery counties — you have in all probability never seen a shagbark hickory in Western North Carolina.

Shagbark hickory nuts have been referred to as the "black truffle" of the nut world, a real delicacy. They taste great, like a mix of walnut and pecan. The only problem, ...

Looking up shagbark hickory in my tree guide I found little mention of what, to me, is one of their most alluring features: the new leaves as they un-crumple in the spring.

May 27—The Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District recently unveiled this year's focus of the Geauga County Big Tree Contest and is currently seeking nominations. This contest seeks to ...

Foodies foraging for what’s fresh and local have been feeding Northeast Ohio’s economy. Trendy new restaurants are thriving, farmers’ markets are proliferating and chefs are tipping their toques to ...

If you cannot see the forest for the trees, take heart. Geauga County wants to enlist you in its search for the region’s biggest shagbark hickory tree in a contest that runs through Sept. 8.

On April 25, the Avon-on-the-Lake Garden Club donated three Shagbark Hickory trees, and the city of Bay Village donated three Northern Catalpa trees that were planted along the park’s trails.

This article was originally published with the title “ Growing Our Own Dates, Growing Shagbark Hickory for Profit, and more ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 115 No. 11 (September 1916 ...

For example, one Shagbark Hickory with a diameter of 45 inches can absorb as much as 6,213 gallons of stormwater runoff each year. The objectives of this contest are: ...