Pecans in general
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| Q | Pecans are usually rather expensive. I'm curious as to why? |
| A | A pound of pecans will cost you about what a pound of steak would cost at the grocery store. It's important to understand that raising pecans is first and foremost, one of the most labor intense undertakings in the world of agriculture. A pecan orchard requires daily management, from pruning, weed control, irrigation to the enormous task of harvesting, especially in small, young orchards likeo ours that will not acommodate large harvesting equipment. For pecan trees to produce a crop ofpecans, an unimaginable amount of water must be supplied, a huge expense. Pecan trees need nitrogen and zinc. If predator insects invade the orchard, pesticieds must be applied. Weed control and orchard floor management is required. The list goes on and on as to the expense and labor required to produce a crop of pecans. One must also remember...A pecan tree (or a whole orchard of trees) will not produce a single pecan for the first five years, and will only begin to produce a sufficient crop to break even somewhere in the ten to fifteen year range. × close |
| Q | How many pounds of pecans per year does Texas produce? |
| Q | How long can I keep pecans fresh? |
| Q | Where do pecans grow? |
| Q | Where are most commercial pecan orchards located? |
| Q | How many different kinds of pecans are there? |
| Q | How much usable meat comes from in-shell pecans? |
| Q | How long does it take a new tree to start producing pecans? |
| Q | Just how important are pecans to Texas? |
| Q | Where did pecans come from? |
| Q | Who introduced pecans to the rest of the world? |
| Q | What did Native Americans use pecans for? |