While many species of nuts grow wild, homeowners can also enjoy planting and harvesting their own nut crops, including pecans, walnuts and hickory nuts. To ensure good quality, proper collecting, ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Hazelnut, walnut or chestnut trees in your home orchard can keep you supplied with nuts for months if you know the best ways to harvest, handle and store them. Harvesting hazelnuts ...

Hazelnuts should be harvested from the ground before squirrels and jays get them. Lay hulled shells in the sun or a warm, dry place. Crack a few to check kernels for dryness. Dried nuts still in the ...

While some crops have suffered during the hottest summer on record, others are thriving. One volunteer at The Vyne in ...

Don’t let limited space cramp your nut harvest dreams! With the right variety, container, and care, you can cultivate a mini-orchard on a patio or balcony. Nut trees in pots offer flavorful yields, ...

While there is still time to enjoy the last days of summer, soon days will become shorter and a new season will be upon us. Fall’s cooler temperatures make the perfect time to explore Western Colorado ...

Some people go nuts cleaning up those green-husked grenades that drop from walnut trees every fall, but one local family decided to turn the nuisance into a delicacy. For the past five years, the ...

The Larry Gibbons family has made gathering walnuts a profitable family tradition, but the profit margin may be slimmer this year. Walnut production is a bit of a mystery. Some trees bear a few nuts ...

A significant number of pistachios are grown in Arizona. The state’s arid climate is ideal for pistachio growing and early to ...

Seva Water, who co-owns Nutwood Farm in Cummington, clears pathways between hazelnut trees that are ready to harvest. The Waters have about 40 volunteers coming to the farm to pick the nuts this ...

What are now rich forest areas for harvesting Brazil nuts might wane into an impoverished old age unless harvesters change their ways, warns a large international group of scientists. Brazil nuts ...