Last year was a frustrating pecan year for many – the early first freeze in October caused a lot of shucks to not open up, reducing yields. Pecans are a beautiful tree and a delicious crop but are a ...

Lots of folks want to know how to get their pecan tree to produce a crop each year. Unfortunately, it’s not practical or even realistic. Afterall, commercially produced pecans are mostly grown in ...

It’s the holiday season, and pecan growers just can’t seem to get enough of their nuts. Whether in pecan pie, butter pecan cake, pecan toffee, pecan bars, pralines, chocolate chip pecan cookies, pecan ...

In the case of pecan trees, cross-pollination between different varieties is beneficial. Take a look at the LSU AgCenter online publication Selection and Care of Pecan Varieties for Louisiana Yards ...

Winston Millican, the fifth-generation owner of Millican Pecan farm, knows hundreds of his 10,000 pecan trees individually, from the size of their last crop to the health of particular branches—a feat ...

Driving around North Florida and South Georgia I love looking at pecan groves. The shade they provide in the summer always looks so inviting. Even in the fall when they lose their leaves the orchards ...

This article is part of Texas Monthly’s special fiftieth-anniversary issue. Read about the other icons that have defined Texas since 1973. Wild pecans yield their pleasures stingily. They’re small, ...