He taught us to recognize the diamond pattern on hickory bark and reminded us to check whether branches were opposite or ...

When using dietary avoidance to treat nut allergies, be sure that the patient can properly identify peanuts and tree nuts. In a recent study, persons aged 6 years and older were asked to identify ...

One recent late afternoon David and I drove up to the pipeline cut on the wooded hillside to look at the color changes of the trees. A lot of them have just now started to change but some were already ...

A walk in the woods this time of year is different. It’s quiet and monochromatic. Other than the crunch of your shoes on frozen ground, there isn’t as much to see or hear as a forest in spring or ...

Hickory trees are one of the most important hardwood trees in North America. Hickory isn't one single type of tree; it's a variety of species within the Carya genus. There are about 12 species that ...

Scientists say there are more than 60,000 tree species worldwide. When it comes to identifying a species, there are many different characteristics that can be used — from its leaves to where it is ...

Even though they’re all found in the same aisle at the grocery store, there’s one key difference between tree nuts (which include almonds, walnuts, cashews, and pistachios, to name a few) and peanuts.

Even though they’re all found in the same aisle at the grocery store, there’s one key difference between tree nuts (which include almonds, walnuts, cashews, and pistachios, to name a few) and peanuts.