Texas settlers looked around them and saw, on the banks of almost every river and stream, pecan groves that seemed to stretch into infinity. Without compunction they chopped the trees down to grow ...

This story appears in the September 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. In 1915 Paul Popenoe gave 26 photos of giant trees to National Geographic. One of them was this shot mailed from San ...

American sycamores (Platanus occidentalis ... depending on the specific type of dogwood tree you have. Pecan trees (Carya illinoensis) are a distinct type of hickory tree native to North America ...

Many homes were custom-made to fit the special constraints of a property, such as the Austin ADU with a cantilevered section of foundation designed to protect the roots of an adjacent pecan tree ...

Founded in 2016, the American Pecan Council is dedicated to showcasing the many benefits, uses, and remarkable history of America's native tree nut. With growing interest in India, the Council is ...