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 ...

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

Oak-hickory forests, which are comprised of a variety of different tree species, shrubs, grasses, sedges and wildflowers, as well as wildlife, including songbirds, are important to Indiana’s ...

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 ...

One doesn’t expect to outlive a tree. Our clocks tick at a different pace. Yet it happens, and it’s almost like a death in the family.

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 ...

Enter just about any American supermarket and you’re bound to find a jug of maple syrup somewhere. Hickory syrup? Not so much. Maples and hickories make up a small fraction of the approximately 1,000 ...