Some other things to keep in mind: Pecan trees grow quite large, reaching up to 60 feet tall and 60 feet wide when mature. Because of their brittle wood, branches fall frequently — so you’ll ...

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 ...

I had a relatively minor limb cut from my pecan tree less than one year ago. Now there seems to be a very large amount of bark falling from the trunk following recent winds. I don’t know that it ...