They can be used in place of pecans; in fact, pecans are actually a southern species of hickory nut. If kept in a cool place, nuts in the shell will last several years. Shelled nuts should be ...

Levi Geyer, owner of Fancy Twig Farm, is one of a small handful of producers in the country foraging, crushing and extruding oil from yellowbud hickory tree nuts.

Levi Geyer shows the grain bin he uses to dry yellowbud hickory nuts. Last year the grain bin was nearly filled with 500 gallons of the husked nuts. (Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) ...

The thinner shell can also go through the oil press, which saves Geyer the tedious labor of shelling the nuts. Other native hickory varieties, like shagbark and shellbark, are tasty to eat, but have ...

The nuts came from a plantation of thousands of nut trees that was going to be destroyed to make way for a housing development. “There are five shagbark hickory trees performing very well in the ...

By Emily Burg Discover the different types of nuts, from almonds and pistachios to Brazil and macadamia nuts—perfect for ...

As the cool fall air begins to change the leaves, so too do Missouri’s homegrown nuts get ready for the picking. Missouri’s top nuts are black walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, and hickory with ...

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Pecans with large, thin-shelled nuts are now grown in commercial orchards. Learn more about black walnuts, pecans, and hickory in Missouri at MissouriConservation.org.

The nuts usually only fruit in Missouri for two months, so interested foragers should get started sooner rather than later.