PECANS
Pecans are native to the Mississippi valley of the U.S.
The state nut of Alabama is the Pecan (1982).
The state tree of Texas is the pecan tree.
Georgia is the largest producer of pecans in the U.S.
The world's largest pecan nursery is in Lumberton, Mississippi.
Okmulgee, Oklahoma, holds the world's record for largest pecan pie, pecan cookie, and pecan brownie. The town holds an annual Pecan Festival each June.
Astronauts took pecans to the moon in two Apollo space missions. Pecan wood is used in agricultural implements, baseball bats, hammer handles, furniture, wall paneling, flooring, religious carvings, and firewood.
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