Warren, Connecticut. We have a little "grove" of shagbark hickory trees near our house and when looking at the leaf-covered ground in fall it’s easy to pick out hickory leaves: they’re huge, with a serrated edge. There must be a reason the leaves are like this and why maples and oaks are like they are and someday I’d like to know more about that. For now, however, I’m content just to be able to pick them out and maybe, when I find a nice one, take a photograph of it.