When settlers arrived to farm around Chicago in the 1830s, they found rich woodlands of majestic oaks and scattered hickory trees. These trees had survived fires and storms and provided a bounty of ...

Michigan offers a variety of nuts ready to pick and harvest from the wild. Here's what to know before foraging.

Tough to crack and only available online, the hickory nut is worth the effort. If you’ve never tasted hickory nuts, you owe it to yourself to try them. The fall crop has dried and cured sufficiently ...

I was walking the trails at York Land Trusts’ Hilton Farm last week. There is a beautiful spot there where the sun glints off the river and floods the woods with light. On that particular day the sun ...

Baraboo’s hickory nuts are in luck: An expert on the subject is coming to town. On July 13 the women of First Presbyterian Church will host a presentation by Mike Starshak. In addition to running ...

MISSOURI, USA — Trees throughout Missouri are beginning to ditch their usual greens for reds, oranges, and golds as the region transitions into autumn. As leaves begin to fall, so too will nuts. Fall ...

I was so happy to see your article on hickory nut worms last week, but am wondering if there are other types of insects that get in the nuts? The ones we have had are easy to open, no different than ...

Julia Osborne has played an instrumental role in helping to transform Hickory Nut Golf Course in Columbia Station into a dynamic choice for both novice and seasoned golfers. Today, she is chief of ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Leo Kucharski was all about family and that might have been one of the reasons he decided to join his brothers to build Hickory Nut Golf Course in Columbia Station nearly 50 years ...