Hickory trees are one of the most important hardwood trees in North America. Hickory isn't one single type of tree; it's a variety of species within the Carya genus. There are about 12 species that ...

Hickories are a very common tree in the forests of Frederick County. There are five varieties of hickory that are native here: the pignut, mockernut, shagbark, shellbark and bitternut hickory. Pignut ...

I met an old friend, a shagbark hickory tree, the other day. Our reunion took place in the woods at Vermont’s Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area not far from the shore of Lake Champlain. Between the ...