Yellowbud hickory trees are abundant in Iowa’s forests, yet few make use of the trees’ bitter-tasting nuts. Levi Geyer, owner of Fancy Twig Farm in Parnell, southwest of Iowa City, is one of a small ...

The shagbark hickory tree at Ralph Jimenez's home. Credit: Ralph Jimenez / Courtesy One doesn’t expect to outlive a tree. Our clocks tick at a different pace. Yet it happens, and sometimes it’s almost ...

Fallen hickory nuts can be gathered and pressed into a fresh and delicious oil. Learn about the Carya cordiformis, AKA the Yellowbud hickory tree. Get to know the hickory tree leaf, its bark, where it ...

ZHEJIANG, East China — Shen Ailan and her husband Xiang Chaochun stand on the branches of gently swaying hickory trees, wielding long bamboo sticks. The pair look as if they could be from the film ...

The lyrics of an old song melodically tell us that “the autumn leaves drift by my window, the autumn leaves of red and gold.” And yes, that is most descriptive for many bygone fall days, but this year ...

It’s the time of year when discarded evergreens pile up at transfer stations across New Hampshire. But in Durham, one town’s trash is another goat’s treasure. Julie Kelley, a member of the town’s ...