Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Orchidpoet/ Getty Images Hickory trees are one of the most important hardwood trees in North America. Hickory isn't one single ...

Did you know that pecan is a relative of the native bitternut hickory? Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee shares more about this species, which features relatively narrow leaflets, strong sulphur ...

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 the ...

White’s Woods is home to several species of mature hickory trees, including shagbark (Carya ovata), shellbark (Carya laciniosa), bitternut (Carya cordiformis), and pignut hickory (Carya glabra).