“...reminds me of the taste of wild hickory nuts.” Bitternut hickory is also referred to as “swamp hickory” and anything that is associated with a swamp is definitely a red headed step child. Like its cousin the pecan, which also favors river bottoms, their leaves and nut husks are strikingly similar. however, the one pictured is from a tree on a high and dry upland hillside in WV. Native nuts always seem to have surprise about them. Who remembers that? For kids like me w