More signs of spring: the mockingbird's discordant gurgle has been a constant accompaniment to me as I work in the garden, dandelions have taken over the lawn, the quince has bloomed and drawn bees ...

Shagbark hickory, named for its long, peeling strips of bark, bears edible nuts, has a 200-year lifespan and gives excellent flavor to smoked foods. Shagbark hickory, Carya ovata, is native to ...

A goddess, a president, and a tree. An unlikely trio, but there is a connection: the shagbark hickory tree. This tree is deserving of superlatives, if not deity and presidency. One of the dominant ...

It's the new maple syrup! Tom and Judy Radzwhich make hickory syrup from the shagbark tree. It is an environmentally friendly process and no harm is done to the tree. Razz's Shagbark Hickory Syrup is ...

LARKSVILLE — When Bernie Okuniewski cooks up a vat of syrup, his main ingredient doesn’t begin with the sap flowing inside of a maple tree. When it comes to the sticky stuff, it’s what’s on the ...

A slow-growing, potentially massive tree found throughout Ohio, the shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) is an excellent selection for a park-like setting or large area. This native hickory typically can be ...

May 27—The Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District recently unveiled this year's focus of the Geauga County Big Tree Contest and is currently seeking nominations. This contest seeks to promote the ...

I was walking the trails at the Great Bay Wildlife Refuge in Newington, N.H. last week. There is a beautiful spot there where the sun glints off of Great Bay and floods the woods with light. On that ...

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 ...

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 ...