So Many Hickories, So Little Time

4 responses to “So Many Hickories, So Little Time”

1. Crystal

   November 25, 2015 at 8:27 am

   Yummy! That looks deceptively big and juicy compared to any I have ever seen. Must be an extreme close-up. When my husband was a boy he had to pick out enough to make a pie once as a punishment.

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   1. mthew

      November 25, 2015 at 8:36 am

      That must have taken a month! This nut, btw, is about an inch long. A friend tried a Bitternut recently, to her regret, so which hickory is no small distinction.

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2. Paul Lamb

   November 27, 2015 at 7:29 am

   I have mostly pignut hickories in my forest, and I understand the nuts are not so toothsome. (Hence the name?) I do have some walnut trees, but good luck getting any nuts from them before the squirrels do. My dozen pecan trees are still too young to bear. Mostly I rely on Subway to feed me when I’m in my woods.

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   1. crystalhrogers

      November 28, 2015 at 7:54 am

      I think pignut name may come from people feeding them to hogs. They have ample teeth for such an operation.

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