There are tons of hickory nut saplings in the forest behind our house. I have pulled up all the ones that are anywhere within 24" up to the fence. There still are so many. I am surprised the squirrels didn't get all the hickory nuts?! I wouldn't mind having a nice shady forest of hickory nut trees. I hear they are sturdier than oaks in the wind. We lost most of our large oaks in the drought (s). I hope at least afew of the saplings make it. The mother tree is only about 8 feet tall and I work hard to keep the vines off the little tree so it can grow. Does anyone have any information on hickory nut trees? I am behind on my backyard work and thinking about saving these trees should be the last of my worries. But I plan for the future. It would be nice to be reforested again. I look at photos of our backyard when we moved in 25 years ago. The forest was dense. We have lost so many trees back there!
