Hickories (Carya spp.) rank high on the list of trees that do many things well. They shade landscapes with dense…

Like human skin, hickory tree (Carya spp.) bark changes as it ages. Hickory saplings’ smooth, light-colored bark darkens and furrows…

Long before they produce their first nuts, hickory trees (Carya spp.) reward their planters with welcome summer shade, stunning fall…

After blight decimated the American chestnut (Castanea dentata) population, chestnut growers spent decades developing blight-resistant hybrids by crossing American chestnuts…

Every whiff of hickory-scented meat rising from a backyard barbecue grill pays homage to one of America’s iconic trees. A…

Every fall, shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) leaves bring a golden glow to hardwood forests across the eastern United States. After…

If your closest cashew encounters occur around bowls of mixed nuts, seeing one still on the tree may come as…

Although cashew trees are primarily for their can’t-get-enough-of-‘em nuts, they’re also surprisingly attractive. Their spreading canopies provide welcome shade in…

Ever wonder why you never see cashews sold in their shells? It’s because they actually as kidney-shaped fruits. When ripe,…

If only all nut trees were as easy to grow and as quick to produce a harvest as cashew trees…

Among the ranks of “things not what they seem,” Brazil nuts stand with , and . Why? Because none of…

As natives of northeastern Australia’s rainforests, macadamia trees (Macadamia spp.) thrive in frost-free climates with plenty of rain and cool…

Talk about a hard nut to crack! Not even the is harder to crack than the macadamia nut. But that…

What do pistachios grow on? To put it in a nutshell, they grow on trees. In the United States, pistachio…

Humankind’s love affair with pistachios has been a long one. Pistachios and Stone Age nutcrackers excavated from the same site…

In China, they’re called “happy nuts,” because with half-open shells and red-hulled kernels, they seem to be laughing. Petite pistachios…

Small nuts that pack a huge nutritional punch, pistachios have become a favorite snack of the health- and calorie-conscious. So…

While most of us love pistachio trees (Pistacia vera) for their scrumptiously oily nuts, they can also into appealingly ornamental…

If any tree qualifies as a multi-tasker, it’s the black walnut. Black walnut seedlings grow into exceptional shade trees highly…

Nuts for nuts but not crazy for calories? for a continuing supply of nutrition-packed nuts with a reasonable 160 calories…