The pecan is this week’s featured nut. The pecan tree (Carya illinoinensis) is a member of the Juglandaceae plant family, related to the hickory, walnut and butternut. Pecan is the Native American ...

Whether you're at a ballgame, sitting in front of a roaring fire, or hiking in the mountains, nuts are the perfect portable ...

Along about May the nuts begin to form, in close-growing clusters at the tips of stubby twigs. Inside each green husk is a droplet of nutrient-filled liquid—the substance that will eventually become a ...