Pecans are grown in more than a dozen states, with Texas being the third-largest producer. The transition to mass production hinged on the shift from wild to domesticated pecan varieties.

The pecan tree became the official state tree of Texas in 1919, credited to Governor Hogg’s love for the tree. Pecans are native to about 150 counties in Texas and capable of growing and ...

A. Swinden and J. H. Burkett were planting groves and experimenting with new varieties. Some of the credit for the turnaround in the status of the pecan must also go to Texas governor James S.

but most of the other later varieties will be harvested in October. Pecan orchards in the Far West were showing good crop loads while trees in Central Texas were expected to provide below-average ...

Texas A&M Aggie Horticulture Specialists provides a map of pecan varieties recommended for our region, such as Desirable, Caddo, Kanza and Kiowa. When choosing varieties, one must consider their ...

Big Valley Pecan Farm in San Saba County, with an asking price of $25 million, belongs to the third-generation heirs of one O.P. Leonard, who was born in northeast Texas at the tail end of the ...

FORT STOCKTON Zachary Swick plucked a pecan from one of the 78,000 trees at a sprawling West Texas farm — a rare sight in the desert known for oil rigs and pump jacks. He peeled away the pecan ...

A yearslong dispute over exporting water to growing Texas cities offers a hint at the battles to come as the state’s population booms and water supply dwindles. Audio recording is automated for ...