When a pecan tree sheds its mature nuts depends on the weather, including how dry of a summer it had been leading up to ...

According to Lincoln, pecan trees require over 200 gallons of water ... “We’re throwing away about half of everything we harvest, which, you know, that’s not good,” said Lincoln.

In 1919, thanks to Hogg, the pecan was named the state tree. Today the pecan is thriving. In 1981 the Texas harvest was 62 million pounds (almost a fifth of the national total) and had a value of ...

Byrd's Pecan Delights, a family-run restaurant and bakery, celebrates 60 years of pecan farming with a new menu featuring ...