October, our foresters are reporting past-peak conditions at high elevations, while farther east leaves are still only ...

A few years ago one of my readers asked me about a particular nut and leaf. I took a close look at the pictures and saw a slightly pear-shaped nut that had a skin that reminded me of pecans. The ...

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

MORRISTON — About two weeks ago, an ancient pignut hickory split nearly down the middle, sending almost half of the tree crashing to the ground in a stand of old growth in northwest Marion County. On ...

Seed removal by mammalian predator-dispersers was monitored weekly for Carya glabra (Juglandacea) in an aok-hickory forest of southern Michigan during three fruiting seasons. It was expected that ...

Last week felt like a last chance before winter. The snow melted, dying back until the vole trails became thin green paths through the remains of whiteness. The ice unbound itself from the rim of the ...