Timothy Stark Raisbeck

We are fortunate to have quite a few Pecan trees on our property. There are numerous Pecan tree plantations in the area and Texas is just behind Georgia as the leading harvester of the nuts. The nut harvest for growers is typically around mid-October. In 1919 the 36th Texas Legislature made the Pecan tree the state tree of Texas. In southeast Texas, the Texas Pecan Festival is celebrated every year. In 1909 then Texas Governor James Stephen Hogg asked that a Pecan tree be planted at his grave instead of a traditional headstone, requesting that the nuts be distributed throughout the state to make Texas a “Land of Trees”.

Jun 21, 07:48 PM by Timothy Stark Raisbeck