tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942145457163862596.post6924867118722012352..comments2023-10-30T06:51:28.272-04:00Comments on The Accidental Gardener: The Old Pecan TreeLya Soranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16677200360169732962noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942145457163862596.post-9620697153793484962009-12-08T15:43:13.556-05:002009-12-08T15:43:13.556-05:00We have a pecan tree at least as large if not as o...We have a pecan tree at least as large if not as old. It was here when the house was built more than 70 years ago. One of the most prolific trees around, never skipping alternate years the way many pecans do.<br /><br />My MIL said pick' an, as does my husband, who was raised in south Georgia. I say puh cahn'.Jean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942145457163862596.post-9988610465764589282009-12-01T08:42:31.969-05:002009-12-01T08:42:31.969-05:00Pat, that gave me a good laugh this morning ("...Pat, that gave me a good laugh this morning ("something you keep under the bed at night"). <br /><br />You have driven by this tree quite a few times and you'll see it again on Saturday; it's "the big tree" in the circle at the entrance to my subdivision.Lya Soranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16677200360169732962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942145457163862596.post-2881638582848011742009-11-29T15:26:04.783-05:002009-11-29T15:26:04.783-05:00Living in Cherokee County for 17 years, I've n...Living in Cherokee County for 17 years, I've never seen a pecan tree anywhere near here. Can you share where this was taken? <br /><br />And, BTW, as for pronunciation, it's an old southern joke that a pecan is something you keep under the bed at night. We in the south pronounce it pecahn.<br /><br />Best,<br />Pat BowenUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127336829569169444noreply@blogger.com