There’s nothing quite like pecans. With their rich, buttery flavor, these nuts are a staple of Louisiana culture and cuisine. If you’d like to produce your own pecans, November through March is an ...

Pecan trees and their hickory tree cousin are nutty buddies not from South Carolina. The pecan is the only nut tree native to the United States and is indigenous to North America. It is found along ...

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 ...

Cooler weather, especially winter, is perfect for planting trees and shrubs in south Louisiana. Planting in winter gives the trees several months to establish roots before they begin active ...

Pecan season is here. Pecan trees are native to Arkansas, and their nuts are a welcome sign of fall. While many people would like to have them as a shade tree with benefits -- to produce large, ...

One of Bowie’s first city commissioners didn’t just plant the seeds of government in the Washington suburb. He was a pecan fanatic. Thomas P. Littlepage spent 15 years hunting across nine states for ...

This video is a recipe on how to make candied glazed pecan nuts from freshly picked homegrown pecans! This recipe was given by Roberta Platter (her comment and method/ingredients are below: Hi Mark, ...

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 ...

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 ...

There is an age-old debate about how to pronounce “pecan.” The pronunciation of the word changes across state lines, and sometimes even depending on how a person is using the word. But in Louisiana, ...