The Sky is falling
By Rosekitty
@Rosekitty (19368)
San Marcos, Texas
October 2, 2015 6:03pm CST
Friendly caution: Before you plant that pecan tree, know that you will spend the rest of your life bent over, picking up the nuts and digging out the seedlings...
Years ago i moved into a home surrounded by mature pecans...love their shade, and the wildlife they attract, always have bluejays and squirrels but there's definitely zillions of baby pecans everywhere in my garden!
Sad thing is they're small and very hard shelled so cracking them isn't fun, but when you do..Great flavor!
Who else has these in their yard?
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@TheHorse (238275)
• Walnut Creek, California
3 Oct 15
When I was back East, I marveled at the beautiful oak trees that were everywhere and harvested some acorns for the preschool where I volunteer. Then I heard the locals cursing the same oak trees. To me, the acorns were beautiful. To them, they're a pain in the neck.
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
3 Oct 15
@TheHorse one person's dream is another's pain..hahah
@Freelanzer (10782)
• Canada
3 Oct 15
I wish I could grow them here but they don't grow in these parts
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
3 Oct 15
@thesids such a shame they don't grow there...it sure would help the poor people..free nuts..
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@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
3 Oct 15
@Rosekitty There are more than enough of these nutty people outside 
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
3 Oct 15
@thesids hahahah..that is funny!
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
3 Oct 15
@LadyDuck really good in pies..yumm
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@LadyDuck (502194)
• Italy
3 Oct 15
@Rosekitty Yes, but very good also to make a sauce for white fish. 
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
3 Oct 15
@Tampa_girl7 that is a nut you don't hear much of..a hickory stick for spanking yes, but not nuts..
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@owstalaga (4825)
• Philippines
4 Oct 15
Oh that's interesting. You should sell the seedlings off on eBay (or somewhere else)! 
More pecan trees to bother other people. It may be good for business minded people to buy them off from you.
We don't have any trees where we live anymore, oh wait... we have what we call Aratilis, scientifically it is known as Muntingia. The fruits get eaten by kids way before it falls off so no seedling problem here.
More pecan trees to bother other people. It may be good for business minded people to buy them off from you.
We don't have any trees where we live anymore, oh wait... we have what we call Aratilis, scientifically it is known as Muntingia. The fruits get eaten by kids way before it falls off so no seedling problem here.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Muntingia Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Malvales Family: Muntingiaceae Genus: Muntingia L. Species: M. cal
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