The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

One of the key reasons why bourbon tastes like bourbon is that it’s aged in a charred barrel made from American white oak ...

The Chinkapin Oak Tree, a beloved landmark in Woodland Way Park, was severely damaged during the Easter weekend storm, according to an announcement from Washington County Parks & Recreation. The tree, ...

Giant chinkapin (Chrysolepis chrysophylla), sometimes called golden-leafed chinquapin and golden-leafed chestnut because of the minute golden scales on the leaf bottom, is a western hardwood and is an ...

Teeling Chinkapin Oak Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey is first release of the 'Wonders of Wood Series,' an ode to unconventional barrels. When Teeling first opened in 2015, it became Dublin’s first new ...

It is easy to underestimate her. She lives out there south of Nashville where the hills roll green, a couple of miles off the highway. No matter what the world throws at her, she is a survivor. She's ...

Chinquapin Oak, Quercus muehlengergii, is a medium to large tree reaching a height of 70 feet and a trunk that can reach 3 feet in diameter, with a rounded crown of glossy, green foliage. This tree is ...

Autumn is the time of year fresh pecans are enjoyed out of the shell and in holiday recipes. There is another native nut that evokes fond memories in folks that grew up in the first part of the last ...

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When he was a young boy, Fayetteville mayor Lioneld Jordan and his friends would collect the porcupine-like burrs of the Ozark Chinquapin and hammer the husks with the heels of their shoes to get the ...