Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Sometimes nut-bearing trees, such as hickory, walnut, and pecan, drop their ...

In the simplest terms, a nut is an edible seed. We eat many kinds of nuts, from hazelnuts to Brazil nuts, pine nuts to pistachios. Most of the country’s nuts are grown here in California. In 2012, ...

How does that old Almond Joy commercial go? Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't. Yes, that's the one. But wait, what is a tree nut? Sometimes it's not always clear what distinguishes an ...

Thank goodness for the pecan tree, for without it, there would be no pecans and pecan pie, one of the tastiest of all pies. And thank goodness for walnuts and walnut fudge, hazelnuts and hazelnut ...

The bright orange, yellow and crimson colors of leaves signal the changing season. They flutter to the ground silently with the autumn breeze. Something else is falling from the trees; they make a ...

Plant pear and other fruit trees now. Now is the time to plant fruit (and nut) trees. Before a fruit tree is planted, make sure there is adequate space. Most fruit trees require an area 25 feet by 25 ...

At a recent meeting of the Yew Dell Botanical Gardens board of directors, our board president closed the meeting as he often does, by citing an inspirational or thought-provoking, garden-related quote ...

Almost every healthy diet, whether you’re trying to lose weight, lower your blood pressure, or improve your fitness, tends to have nuts on the list of approved snacks. Indeed, these savory bites are ...

Hickories, oaks, walnuts and other nut-bearing trees are dropping their season’s produce now as fall arrives in northeast Kansas. These nuts are an important food source for deer, turkeys, squirrels ...