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| TEXAS PECAN TREE... |
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| ...OFTEN MULTIPLE TRUNKED... |
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...EMPTY NUT HUSKS STILL ATTACHED TO BRANCHES
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Tuesday, 11:30 AM. 38 degrees F, wind E, gusty. The sky is overcast, the humidity 34% and the barometer stands at 30.05".
Pecan trees,
Carya illinoisensis, in the walnut family, the
Juglandaceae, are native to Texas and plentiful in the landscape. They are a good cash crop, and I can personally attest to their best use: pecan pie with whipped cream. Pecan trees attain a good size and are distinct in their winter appearance from the more prevalent oaks by their more open branching pattern, they are often multiple trunked, and at this time of year the empty husks of the nuts clinging to the branches are a definitive visual clue.
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