In 1792, William Bartram re****ted in his book, Travels, the discovery of a
native shagbark hickory nut that he called ‘Juglans exaltata.’ Today,
shagbark hickory is called ‘Carya ovata.’ Bartram re****ted that this
shagbark hickory grove was cultivated in groves by the Indians west of
Augusta, Ga.
Bartram do***ented that he saw 100 bushels of shagbark hickory nuts that
were stored at just a single Indian family home. The nuts were pounded
into ...
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