The hickory nuts from the White Hickory Tree separate easily from the shells, and  the White Hickory Tree ranges from Canada to the Gulf Coast, and produces large quantities of hickory nuts with 4 ribs that are sweet and spicy, maturing in September. The White Hickory Tree has many hybrid characteristics such as variation in shape of nuts that make it difficult to distinguish it from the Shellbark Hickory nut. The tree grows to be 120 ft. in height, and it has a straight trunk.