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Texas Pecans - The native nut from the States goes global

April is National Pecan Month, a time to throw a spotlight on North Americas only indigenous nut, and Georgias governor signed a bill proclaiming the pecan the states official nut. But a pecan isnt technically a nut. Its a drupe or drupish in ways. Really not completely clear to the less learned of us or the dont-really-care of us. Like a walnut, a pecan looks and acts a lot like a nut but identifies as a drupe, botanically speaking. Soon after the pecan bill was signed, Atlanta-based public ra...