#hickories

[rjalker]

Pecans are hilarious, by the way. I didn't realize they were this easy to open. it's a little ridiculous. Why are they so expensive?

also like always these photos are public domain, feel free to use them for anything you want. because fuck capitalism. Here's the iNaturalist observation with the full size photos. And also if you're in Savannah, Georgia, you can try your luck at collecting seeds from this tree, since it's in one of the parks :)

[ID: Two photos of a white hand holding a pecan, a type of tree nut. The first shows the pecan still partly in is shell, with a section removed to show the long, light brown nut meat inside. the second photo has the pecan fully removed from the shell, with both halves of the nut meat sitting on the hand, almost entirely whole, except for some peices missing at one end. End ID.]

I was trying to collect them for seeds so I can grow my own, but I'm not sure if any of these are actually viable or not...This one I decided to open just to see what was on the inside.

[myfairynuffstuff]

Tom Yost (b.1957) - Two Hickories. 2016. Oil on linen.

[blackswallowtailbutterfly]

Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) has edible seeds and sap.

More info on Plants for a Future.

[that-crazy-scorpio-man]

Black hickory (Carya texana)

[indefenseofplants]

A little crown shyness for you. #forest #canopy #leaves #trees #plants #dendrology #botany #botanical #botanizing #ecology #nature #naturephotography #oaks #sky #photosynthesis #fall #falliscoming #deciduous #autumn #crownshyness #illinois #midwest #centralforest #hickories #quercus

[justinhubbell]

The Ample Wand: The#wood of this #wand is from a #hickory #tree and thus there is little to no #pagan lore regarding its properties. Most #hickories are native to North America (with a few exceptions in Asia) and thus most of the meaning and use comes from our #nativeamerican tribes. The #Seneca #Ojibwe and #Potowatomi all have specific stories and uses for this tree from #medicinal to #spiritual.

[blackswallowtailbutterfly]

Pignut hickory (Carya glabra) has edible seeds and sap.

More info on Plants for a Future.

[rjalker]

pignut hickories (carya glabra) are like geodes, if crystals were edible

[ID: A photo of a white hand holding a pignut hickory nut that has been crushed in half, with the thin outer husk still attached, showing the shell and nut meat on the inside. The outer husk is dark brown, the very thick shell is light tan, and the nut meat in the center is brown and grey. End ID.]

Hickory nuts are edible, and if you didn't know, pecans are a type of hickory! They're the easiest ones to get out of the shell, which is why they're so popular. I think the pignut hickory might be on the opposite end of the spectrum from pecans in terms of "how thick is the shell", but I might be wrong, there might be other ones with even thicker shells than this.