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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

Both humans and wildlife are busy foraging this first month of autumn for a tough nut to crack — Wisconsin’s flavorful hickory nut. Champions of this oft-overlooked edible know just where to go ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Of the dozen or so American hickories, shellbark and shagbark hickory trees ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...