Wanted Scaley bark hickory nuts

[Hillbilly Hunter]

WOW! 108" diameter is freaking HUGE! That's 9 feet through!

The is about 34" across

 

[Hillbilly Hunter]

Looking for some scaley bark hickory nuts. Don't mind driving a ways to get them. I used to have a place I could pick up a bunch but that tree is gone.

I have some you can get. I am close to Petersburg.

 

[Wiley]

Whatcha gonna do with them? I talked to an old timer a few years ago who was picking them up on the side of the road. He said he'd been getting them from under that same tree for 40 years to make cakes with. He said a hickory nut cake was way better than a walnut cake.

My maternal Granny used to make hickor nut cakes once in a while. DANG they were GOOD! And, yes, we leave the 'y" off of the pronunciation of the nut. I've heard and said it that way all my life.

 

[MUP]

My maternal Granny used to make hickor nut cakes once in a while. DANG they were GOOD! And, yes, we leave the 'y" off of the pronunciation of the nut. I've heard and said it that way all my life.

Hickernuts.

 

[TnBob]

My maternal Granny used to make hickor nut cakes once in a while. DANG they were GOOD! And, yes, we leave the 'y" off of the pronunciation of the nut. I've heard and said it that way all my life.

I've heard it like that too. Lol Also heard it pronounced hickree. No o in there

 

[TnBob]

I have some you can get. I am close to Petersburg.

That's near Shelbyville?

 

[sgtwebb1]

I have the largest shaggy bark hickory that I, personally, have ever seen on my property. We measured it close to 10 years ago and it was 108" in circumference. Researching the growth of trees showed that it was a seedling when the American Revolution broke out.

WOW that's cool!!

 

[sgtwebb1]

I've heard it like that too. Lol Also heard it pronounced hickree. No o in there

Yeah growing up in my part of East TN the O was silent.
Hickree.

 

[Hillbilly Hunter]

That's near Shelbyville?

South of

 

[sgtwebb1]

I use the bark from a shagbark tree for grilling, it don't take much and the taste is better than any store bought wood or chips you can buy. go easy with it till you find the amount of flavor you like.

Thanks for the tip, I know where there are several trees on my son's property, I'll be grabbing some shagbark strips.

 

[MUP]

Yeah growing up in my part of East TN the O was silent.
Hickree.

I always called the tree a "hickree" tree, and the nuts were "hicker" nuts LOL

 

[Shag]

I always called the tree a "hickree" tree, and the nuts were "hicker" nuts LOL

You said it correctly.

 

[backyardtndeer]

I have several shagbark hickory trees on our farm. Always figured it was probably too much work to try to get to the nuts to see if they were any good.

 

[TnBob]

Found some today. We went for breakfast at a little place in Celina then drove a little ways into Kentucky. Found a big tree at an old church dropping nuts.

 

[poorhunter]

I have several shagbark hickory trees on our farm. Always figured it was probably too much work to try to get to the nuts to see if they were any good.

The thing to do is soak the nuts in water. Not sure how long but it allows the nit to separate from the shell easier. They do take very good

 

[mr.big]

I've heard it like that too. Lol Also heard it pronounced hickree. No o in there

That's what it is here. Hikree

 

[ljmaddux]

I've got about 100 gallons already in buckets in the Rivergate area if you're in Nashville. Any jnterest? Send me a DM or email me at [email protected]

 

[mike52]

Looking for some scaley bark hickory nuts. Don't mind driving a ways to get them. I used to have a place I could pick up a bunch but that tree is gone.

Are you still looking for hickory nuts ? have some that are on ground If you still needing I will p/u and see how many there are