Hickories have compound leaves with one stem and many leaflets. The green husk around the nut turns brown as it dries and can then be peeled away to expose the nut inside. (Clay Wollney) The nuts ...

Michigan's forests grow a range of edible nuts each fall — making squirrels, deer and even a few bears happy — and if you're up for the adventure, you can bring some home for a treat as well. Many of ...

Can you tell a filbert from a hicka nut? A goober from a cream nut? This guide will answer all the questions from the peanut ...

GOING NATIVE: The Acornucopia Project's Bill Whipple, far left, recently convened a group of local chefs, bakers and food artisans to get creative with ingredients produced from wild, native nuts such ...

KEYSVILLE – As children, my brother and sisters and I were taken on a yearly nut-gathering expedition to this northwest Carroll community. There, in a picnic grounds directly across the road from my ...

Hickory nuts are oval-shaped, light-tan nuts found inside of larger, darker hulls. The tree's fall leaf color is a rich gold. Q: My neighbor has this tree that I think is a hickory. Some of the ...

DEAR JESSICA: I have been raising tomatoes in pots on my eighth-floor terrace for the past 10 years, the last two of which I’ve had only marginal success, except for the grape variety. The Big Boys go ...

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 ...

You are surrounded by thick brush, crawling with your belly in the dirt. Out in the elements with some bags and pliers, you traverse until you find sustenance. Alas! A large bush, its branches weighed ...