The best time to collect hickory nuts, either off the tree or from the ground ... The taproot will grow quickly to the bottom of containers and root width is not as important.

Shagbark hickory would be a great tree to consider planting in your backyard; in addition to their distinctive bark, they have gorgeous yellow fall foliage and delicious nuts that most wildlife ...

Growing nuts for food and profit takes hard work. Interested? Few new-to-the-country people have the foresight, patience, tree-crop know-how and marketing savvy to grow and market nuts ...

Black walnut trees grow up to 50 to 75 feet ... The tree produces edible hickory nuts enclosed in a thick husk. This nut can serve as a replacement for pecans in many popular fall recipes.