Q • I have some hickory nuts that I picked up from some neighbor’s tree. How do I plant them? Write to Chip Tynan at [email protected] or Horticultural Answer Service, Department PD, P.O. Box 299, ...

While many species of nuts grow wild, homeowners can also enjoy planting and harvesting their own nut crops, including pecans, walnuts and hickory nuts. To ensure good quality, proper collecting, ...

Shagbark hickory, Carya ovata, is native to southeast Nebraska. The common name refers to the long, peeling strips of bark on mature trees. They bear edible nuts that are highly sought after by both ...

This has been a good growing season for hickory trees. Those scattered about my yard out here on Baker's Branch are loaded with "fruit." The squirrels, as they always do, actually started cutting the ...

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 ...

CEDAR FALLS - For years, the Black Hawk County Conservation Board planted new trees by carefully placing individual tree saplings into the ground. But the deer population usually rendered their ...