Pecan season is here. Pecan trees are native to Arkansas, and their nuts are a welcome sign of fall. While many people would like to have them as a shade tree with benefits -- to produce large, ...

As various dance troupes around town prepare for their annual trek to the Land of Sweets and the realm of the Sugarplum Fairy, a fresh adaptation of “The Nutcracker” premiering this month is bound to ...

Pecans, America's only native major nut, have a storied history in the United States. Today, American trees produce hundreds ...

Q: Now that it is pecan season in Southeast Texas, many people have lots of pecans to be cracked. Can you list local businesses that have commercial crackers where they can take them? A: I can ...

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