You can basically group pecan trees into two categories. There are native varieties and the improved varieties. A native pecan would be one that was grown from seed locally. Improved varieties are ...

Pecans from native trees have thicker shells and are harder to crack, Johnson said. His parents started harvesting and working with the native pecan trees and Johnson continued the effort.

Pecan trees are native to Arkansas ... The event is free and is open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Of course, pecans will be for sale, along with a variety of food trucks, vendors, children's activities ...

Some species of pecan trees are native to Indiana, but Virgil had never met anyone else in the area who had grown and harvested them successfully. "The nut man" nickname wasn't just a description ...