On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:07:17 -0800 (PST), --Bryan >
wrote:

>On Jan 12, 8:01*am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>> --Bryan wrote:
>> > On Jan 12, 7:52 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>> >> wrote:
>> >>> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
>> >>> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
>> >>> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
>> >>> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
>> >>> They're the lima bean of the nut world.
>>
>> >> Send them to me, I adore them. You're not supposed to eat a
>> >> ton of them, they are high in selenium and too much is too much.
>>
>> > That is useful information, but damn, now I'm going to have to limit
>> > them.
>>
>> I know. *Sorry. *Too many cashews makes me queasy. *I love nuts
>> but I have to control myself.
>
>Have you ever had fresh hickory nuts? They're somewhat like pecans or
>white walnuts, but with no bitter skin. The shagbarks are especially
>large and delicious. Unfortunately, the squirrels are very efficient
>at collecting damned nearly every edible one.
>

This true, I've dozens of mature shagbarks, haven't once found any but
empty shells on the ground, and their lowest limbs are like a dozen
feet up. A gorgeous tree... gotta remember to take some better pics
come spring.

Ok, found a pic with a small stand of young shagbarks, not easy
driving nails in: http://i46.tinypic.com/rtnx4g.jpg

A group of more mature shagbarks at my rear property line:
http://i47.tinypic.com/21e1315.jpg