Mystery Nut in Beech Maple Forest

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  1. Botanical Blue

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    The nut was found in an area with a lot of these saplings around (pics 2-3). There was a big hickory in the area too.
     

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    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Looks like an immature Black Walnut nut.
     
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    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Hickories make nuts, too.
     
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    I think it's probably a hickory nut.
     
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    saplings look like Calycanthus... but their fruit doesn't seem to match what you have there.
     
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    We don't have Calycanthus in my state.
     
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    Hickories do produce nuts, but they have 4 sutures on the nut husk, so don't look like this one ;-)
     
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