How Do You Say Pecan

How Do You Say Pecan. . , The pecan tree (Carya illinoinensis) is native to North America growing it natural groves near rivers or lakes. Due to the pecan's availability and taste, native peoples used them as a food source. Most native pecans are small but occasionally a wild tree would produce large pecans., Antoine, an enslaved Creole gardener at Oak Alley Plantation in southern Louisiana, received a cutting of one such tree. He succeeded in grafting sixteen trees to seedlings in 1846. This variety, known as Centennial, led to the establishment of a productive pecan orchard., The original Oakland Plantation orchard was probably planted in the mid to late 1800s. Pecan trees provided additional food and revenue sources for plantation residents. According to oral tradition yardman, Leo Metoyer used money earned from pecans to purchase a car., , Photo Caption , The pecan orchard, re-established in 2014, contains five varieties that were likely present in the original orchard, including Centennial, Stuart, Money Maker. Success, and Rome.