Last year was a frustrating pecan year for many – the early first freeze in October caused a lot of shucks to not open up, reducing yields. Pecans are a beautiful tree and a delicious crop but are a ...

When it comes to good barbecue, the meat understandably takes most of the acclaim. But without good wood, none of it would be possible. We asked some of the Southeast's top pitmasters and barbecue ...

Unlike other trees, this American native is conveniently planted in the fall to protect from increasing sun in the spring. Plus, it provides an edible bounty.

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Sometimes nut-bearing trees, such as hickory, walnut, and pecan, drop their ...

Call it an inflammatory statement, but when your barbecuing friends put on airs like Eastern mystics as they rhapsodize about the woods they use to smoke with, you have our permission to call them out ...

"PE-can" vs. "pe-CON," that age-old pronunciation issue that just won't seem to go away. I'm an adherent to the former pronunciation, although there are those in my family who like it the other way, ...