Pecans, America’s only native major nut, 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 ...

This article originally appeared on The Conversation. 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 ...

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction : cracking the nut -- The Native Americans' nut -- "Pekan Nuttrees" : Europeans encounter the pecan -- "...the forest into an orchard" : passive cultivation ...

(THE CONVERSATION) 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 ...