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.

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.

A slow-growing, potentially massive tree found throughout Ohio, the shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) is an excellent selection for a park-like setting or large area. This native hickory typically ca… ...

Our Mystery plant, "Shagbark hickory," Carya ovata, is a hickory, a species that Andrew Jackson must have known, occurring commonly near his birthplace in Lancaster County, South Carolina, and ...

A goddess, a president, and a tree. An unlikely trio, but there is a connection: the shagbark hickory tree. This tree is deserving of superlatives, if not deity and presidency. One of the dominant ...

Shagbark hickory nuts drop from the tree as a green orb the size of a golf ball. That orb is a thick husk and it often splits on impact or as it dries out. The nut is inside.

Shagbark hickory, named for its long, peeling strips of bark, bears edible nuts, has a 200-year lifespan and gives excellent flavor to smoked foods. Shagbark hickory, Carya ovata, is native to ...

Shagbark hickory nuts are reputedly the best-tasting and cultivated varieties can be purchased specifically for residential planting and nut production.

A volunteer hickory is growing in my backyard. No human planted it. Likely a squirrelly did the delightful deed. The rodent buried it where sun-loving prairie plants were growing, which means as ...

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 ...