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 ...

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 ...

BLOOMINGTON, N.Y. — A tree worker was rescued on Wednesday after falling 100 feet into a “natural crevice” off Hickory Bush Road in the Rosendale hamlet, authorities said. At about 11:30 a.m.

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 ...

One doesn’t expect to outlive a tree. Our clocks tick at a different pace. Yet it happens, and sometimes it’s almost like a death in the family. The old shagbark hickory beside our driveway is that ...

This hickory horned devil caterpillar is doing some acrobatics while eating the leaf of a tree. These caterpillars get their name from the bright red and black face and horns adorning the thoracic ...