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LEBANON, OH -- A Bitternut Hickory was found loaded with nuts in a remote corner of Miller Ecological Park along the Cedar Loop Trail.
The species is so named because of the bitter taste of the nut making it undesirable to humans and wildlife alike. However, the wood of the tree is readily used to smoke meat due to the delectable flavor in imparts. Squirrels much prefer to eat the nuts of the Shagbark Hickory because of its much sweeter nutmeat.
Patchy rain possible, with a high of 52 and low of 29 degrees. Sunny for the morning, partly cloudy for the afternoon, overcast in the evening, clear overnight.
...THEIR own election.
Thanks.. it's hard to edit one's own work, especially when writing late at night after a long day... so embarrassed.