Whether you pronounce it pah-cahn or pea-can, it's delicious and nutritious (rich in zinc). Some fun facts about the little brown nut:
* The United States produces about 80 percent of the world's pecan crop.
* Albany, Georgia boasts more than 600,000 pecan trees, making it the pecan capital of the United States.
* There are over 1,000 varieties of pecans. Many are named for Native American Indian tribes, including Cheyenne, Mohawk, Sioux, Choctaw and Shawnee.
* Pecan trees usually range in height from 70 to 100 feet, but can grow as tall as 150 feet. Native pecan trees that are 150-years-old or more have trucks over three feet in diameter.
* Georgia pecan wood was used to make the handles of the torches used during the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
* Pecans are the only nut tree that is truly native to the United States.
* Georgia barbecue experts often use pecan wood to smoke their meat. It's one of the ingredients that lends Georgia barbecue it's distinctive regional flavor.
* The United States produces about 80 percent of the world's pecan crop.
* Albany, Georgia boasts more than 600,000 pecan trees, making it the pecan capital of the United States.
* There are over 1,000 varieties of pecans. Many are named for Native American Indian tribes, including Cheyenne, Mohawk, Sioux, Choctaw and Shawnee.
* Pecan trees usually range in height from 70 to 100 feet, but can grow as tall as 150 feet. Native pecan trees that are 150-years-old or more have trucks over three feet in diameter.
* Georgia pecan wood was used to make the handles of the torches used during the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
* Pecans are the only nut tree that is truly native to the United States.
* Georgia barbecue experts often use pecan wood to smoke their meat. It's one of the ingredients that lends Georgia barbecue it's distinctive regional flavor.
-Photo Credit Small Farms
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