HICKORY NUTS 



There is marked variation in the size, 

 form, and quality of the nuts of differ- 

 ent hickory trees, even when growing 

 in the same neighborhood. Thus there 

 is good opportunity for selective breed- 

 ing, but unfortunately the hickory is 

 of such slow growth that few experi- 

 menters have the courage to undertake 

 its development. The hickory does not 

 ordinarily bear nuts until it is ten or 

 twelve years old. 



