Shagbark Hickory Nuts – Grade A – 2024

Delicious, nutritious Grade A SHAGBARK (Carya ovata) hickory nuts. 

These hickory nuts are shagbark hickory nuts harvested in Autumn 2024 from wild trees.
Shagbarks are the most well-known of all hickory nuts
They taste incredible, kind of like a maple flavored pecan. They are in the same genus as pecans.
If you are new to hickory nuts. Then start here.
They are pretty easy to crack. You can use a regular, classic nutcracker and pick.
I carefully weigh them to the proper weight*.
I'm cracking 1/2 lb, 1 lb, and 4 lb orders. Select the "Cracked" option.
Then I bag them up in a freezer bag. I suggest transferring them to a paper bag.
I have mapped over 600 shagbark hickory trees. I typically harvest from 50 or so in Adams County, PA. In 2024 I have partnered with other harvesters in PA, and I'm reselling their nuts.
*This weight includes shells. It is cost prohibitive to pick out all of the nuts. Plus, a big part of the fun of hickory nuts is picking the nuts and dumping a huge pile of amazingness into your mouth.
I'll be a rich man when I figure out how to get hickory nuts out of the shell at scale. Until then, they take work; there's no way around it. I recommend buying Shagbarks whole and shelling them yourself. I've found that the Texan York Nut Sheller is the best way to process Shagbarks. Buy one here. You don't have to use the TYNS. You can use a regular nutcracker with a pick. You'll find this to be more tedious in the end, but definitely possible and recommended for those with arthritis.
1/2 pound is roughly one (1) cup of shelled nuts. It took me 2.5 hours to shell one cup of shagbarks.

**Watch out for those shells; eat at your tooth's risk. I had a friend drive one between her teeth like a wedge and shatter her tooth. I always recommend sorting with a keen eye and chewing lightly to check for shells.