The Georgia pecan industry is expanding tremendously, with growers planting as many additional trees as they can. Three dollars a pound for the fruit will do that... In fact, there is now a tremendous ...

After about 15 years experimenting, I believe we can grow edible pecans in South Central Pennsylvania. What has that to do with growing citrus in New Zealand? I believe there is an analogy to be found ...

Avalanche-Journal reader B.T. of Lubbock asks about volunteer pecan trees that come from local squirrel activity. His question: If a seedling is dug up but not the pecan nut with it, can another tree ...

Everybody in Texas loves pecans. It’s a law, I think. After all, it is our state tree. Don’t ask me what nut gave it a botanical name honoring Illinois, because I don’t know. It should have been named ...

Information about the pecan (carya illinoinensis), a quintessential southern staple, is as varied as the multiple options for its pronunciation. The pecan has something in common with the persimmon, ...

Q. I have a very large and very old pecan tree in our pasture. Seedlings have come up beneath it. Do you think I can pull or dig up some of them and replant them? Will they survive the process? A. I ...

Texas Sen. Craig Estes (R-Wichita Falls) donated a Bahia pecan seedling to the city of Wichita Falls. Estes said the seedling was given to him by the forestry research staff at Texas A&M University.

Brothers Bill and David Summers of Golden Kernel Pecan Co. in Cameron were recognized this year for their contributions to the National Pecan Shellers Association and the pecan industry. Their story ...

Pecans have a storied history in the United States. Today, American trees produce hundreds of million of pounds of pecans – 80% of the world’s pecan crop. Most of that crop stays here. Pecans are used ...