Pecans in general
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| Q | Pecans are usually rather expensive. I'm curious as to why? |
| 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? |
| A | Two Spanish explorers were the first to write about pecans in historical documents. In 1533, Lope de Oviedo wrote in his journal in about 1533 that “there were on the banks of this river many nuts, which the Indians ate.” Eight years later in 1541, Cabeza de Vaca, who had been taken prisoner by the Indians, wrote about these nuts. “It is the subsistence of the people (the Indians) for two months in the year without any other thing.” Both explorers observed the pecans along rivers in what is now Texas. × close |
| Q | What did Native Americans use pecans for? |