PECAN | How Does it Grow? 

Our father planted one 5 years before I was born, but when I was old enough to remember It was a huge tree already! I'm 21 now and we always harvest the pecans every October - November to make pecan pie. I love that tree so much!

I am European, but lived in the US for a couple years and fell in love with Pecans. I try to incorporate them in different dishes, but my favorite is to roast them with maple syrup and a pinch of salt for 15 minutes and then add them to salads! Thanks for the great overview of the Pecan world.

5:46 I like how Antoine's Superior Nuts were exhibited alongside great inventions

I really enjoyed this video. I'm from southern Louisiana and we had 5 pecan (pronounced pah-cawn) trees in the backyard. The old ladies down the block paid the kids 25 cents for every pound we would shell.... and got free pralines in return. I miss those days. Oh and I climbed those trees at Oak Alley on a school field trip. I now live in Georgia & wish you published a filming schedule. I'll bet I'm not the only one that would love to meet you in real life & watch you guys film. BTW - I was pleasantly surprised when I saw your videos on the PBS app!

Each episode is beautifully constructed. You can see the amount of time, research, effort, work and sacrifice they put in, for us at home to gain knowledge from where our foods really come from. Keep it up!!!

I'm in south central Texas, Pecan trees everywhere. We don't buy them because you can literally pick them right of the ground in many parks, and a couple colleges.

You've never had a fresh pecan until you've accidentally eaten some of that bitter brown stuff that separates the nut halves. :P

There is so much about black history that revolves around farming that goes untold.

We had pecan trees in our farm here in Brazil, I spent so many good moments under the tree with my family eating the nuts. My sister and I used to gift packs of pecan to our teachers, it was very especial and unique, they loved it. Sadly the trees had some desease and died. There are still some saplings in our farm and now I know why they aren't the same. Thank you Americans to bring this awesome tree to Brazil, and thanks for the great video. I love your work.

Very interesting. I never knew about Antoine, it makes pecans even more special to me.

She is an incredible teacher. There is no bias in her show. Happy to have found this channel!

no reporters were harmed in the shaking of this pecan tree... : )

I grew up in Houston. I would go to the park with my family and climb pecan trees just to pick them. They’re everywhere

Once again; a really interesting video. Here in the UK, Pecans are quite popular as an alternative to walnuts and commonly used in brownies and other cakes. I assumed they were in the Walnut family because the leaves look quite similar but it turns out they are related but not that closely. One thing I never realised was that they are native to the US so thanks for teaching me new things; that's why I love this channel.

Thanks, Antoine, the brilliant slave! And thanks for this awesome video. I love pecan pie.

Spent part of my youth growing up on a pecan orchard in northeast Louisiana. For many years, after the cotton harvest,,, pickers that picked the cotton after the machines were done, would show up to pick up pecans with their cotton sacks for 3 cents a pound. That's how I earned my spending money using a tater sack that the pecans were packed in for shipping. My dad helped build the first tree shaker for the orchard on a milk truck chassis. After that automation started to pick up big time and soon the field hands were not needed, shaking, sweeping, collecting, sorting and packing was accomplished by man operated machines. It was tough and grueling work at times but it is still part of my life and helped me learn that I had to work for what I wanted but still have happy memories. Nicole Cotroneo Jolly, you are doing a good job and really like your style. bon appetit

I noticed one thing. The videography keeps on improving!

The scene with the umbrella is a very nice touch.

Very nice documentary video about little Pecan nuts. Nicole's presentation keeps me curiously watching nut story.

I have to say, it's really a pleasure watching your videos. From the journalistic/documentary style and sense of humor to seeing the operations behind what it takes to support these produce I love it all! Keep it up!

gaaaaaah, your videos are so constantly delightful. If someone looks up the definition of charisma, it should just point to this channel.

This was very interesting to me. I grow and harvest hickories and black walnuts. These look a heck of a lot easier to crack open.

I really love your hosting. I’m not really into farming but you made every episode interesting. You can simply invite others to share the same enthusiasm you have with every discovery in each episodes. 👍

I wish there was more information on Antoine. Thank you, I would’ve never known.

This is my first video that I'm seeing of hers and I love her style!

Wow! This is the first time I see a pecan from it’s source! So amazing!

I’m an Australian, at University I went to a party, growing in the front yard of the house in Sydney was as “Pea Can” tree, I’d never heard, let alone seen a nut or tree. There were nuts laying on the ground, I pigged out and took some home after the party. Being the person I am, I put the nuts I took home in pots, Lo and behold, the nuts sprouted. In due course I planted the little plants along the creek bank in the nature reserve near my parents home. Fast forward 40 years, that nature reserve is now a mature pecan forest, from which I garner heaps of nuts each year. I hang old CDs in the branches to deter the Sulphur Crested parrots from stripping the trees. I also hang pieces of old hose in the branches, the birds think they are snakes. I have been known to use a catapult to deter the birds. My great luck is the trees have good nuts and the creek is feed by garden run off so doesn’t suffer much drought.

You are my favorite channel I have found in a long time bc I am a huge gardener and enthusiast of gardening

This show is so underrated

"In America we love DEEZNUTZ" hah got'em

My grandmother lived in Jacksonville Florida, she had pecan trees on her property and I remember every year having a multitude of pecans at my leisure, That was a great great time and a great memory. Thank you for this great video I appreciate it.

GREAT VIDEO!!! Entertaining and informative! I have several pecan trees in my front yard in Kansas. Thank you for helping me to understanding the history and present of this amazing nut!

Love this vid the most! Takes me back to my childhood where my grandpa and I would collect pecans and then sit on the front porch, cracking nuts, eating them and drinking jamaica! ❤

I grew up picking them off trees and eating a full h-e-b grocery bag with the family on the porch : ) so good plain.

I found this channel and have become a big fan. So educational and your enthusiasm and smile are wonderful. I planted a pecan tree when I lived in Texas. It was just one 18" stick in the ground and never seemed to do anything. After about 2 years of mowing around it I decided I'd just run over it with my lawn mower which I did! It cut a slit in the "trunk" but otherwise didn't seem to do anything. The next year it took off and grew in length and girth. It eventually grew into a very large tree with a wye trunk where the split was. By the time we moved 25 years later it was producing nuts in huge quantities which we sold for a handsome amount. A very messy tree but well worth it.

Texan here, the pecan is our state tree. No shortage of pecan lovers here. Those tasty nuts are snacked on all year long in the lone star state. Austin is full of pecan trees on every street I LOVE when fall rolls around and I can collect snacks all over the city.

I liked pecans in ice cream.

you radiate such good vibes!!

I am a person in the year 2022 who lives in the Gila Mountains. I planted a pecan tree in my backyard a few weeks ago and it is really doing well. It is a grafted Pawnee Pecan. I am surprised to see flowers on it already. I guess the people who saw this video and planted trees in 2017 are enjoying a great harvest by now. I didn't know that pecan trees lived for centuries. That's a gift that keeps on giving.

Awesome video ! Love how thoroughly you cover your subject and your personality is infectious! Thank you and the umbrella scene with shower of pecans was my favorite!

I'd love to see an episode on green tea! Thank you Nicole! Thank you for your team for educating us while keeping us entertained! Kudos!

Your style of presentation is soo good. It's like watching a musical sitcom but very informative

So many things I learned from this video, goes to show how ignorant I am lol. That peanuts are not nuts but legumes, that pecan is national nut of US, that pecan is so high in oil (never seen pecan oil anywhere like almond oil you know, imagine how much oil can come out of it and how many ways we can use it in) and that even flowers are male and female. You are blowing my mind Nicole. Where were you when I was struggling with my school and college assignments ;) your videos are becoming more professional day by day. Its time some major network took you guys in. Thanks for a great video. Its a pleasure to watch.

I love that she stood under the tree with an umbrella. Is there an end to her adorableness???!!!! omg! so prescious!!!

Amazing! You did it again, scoring on so many levels: botany, agriculture, history and even a little humour! I laughed so loud when we teleported with you to Pennsylvania. Thank you for another great job!

Lovely episode nicole. Loving every episode. Thank you for bring such precious knowledge. Cheers!

This is my favorite one yet! I love the little history in there too in regards to the person behind the cultivation!

Pecans are my favorite nut, but very expensive here. Need to locate varieties for maritime zone 7. And thank you so much Antoine!

Always excited when a new video is uploaded! Thanks for the awesome content ! Very fun and informative !

*Another great coverage documentary! I wish you had a bigger channel, because your work is AWESOME!!!* 💙👍😎🍺🍻🍺

I love watching your videos, they’re like relaxing in a way. Can you also do a video about how do coconuts grow? My family just started planting coconuts, i wanna know how does it work since the farm is in a remote province area. Thanks ❤️

You're the best Nicole. An excellent narrator, interesting topics, you make the subjects fun and informational. Well done!

This was very interesting! I never thought about how pecans grew and I'm glad I watched this video. Keep it up and you deserve a lot more subscribers :)

Love your vids!! And this journalistic style

Love this video, sooo informative. Learning things is my favorite pass time while I'm cooking, sewing or simply relaxing.

Wow thank you good episode. Several comments. 1. In the Midwest where I am from (over 40 yr ago), we used the "Pe-cahn" pronc. In Western Tidewater VA, where I live now, the locals say "Pe-can", emphasis on the first syllable. I use to tell people that "Pe-cahn" is the nut, and "Pe-can" is what you take in the boat when you go fishing. 2. Don't buy shelled pecans. In the shell tastes better, they are easier to store for long periods. 3. The wood is beautiful. I was a forestry major. It's really pretty grain, with color variation. Don't stain it. Oil and let it age. Some specialty yards might carry it. If you know of a tree coming down, you might get someone to cut it into "flitches" if you have wood worker friends. Insect damage sometimes leave stains that look great in furniture. 4. You can also grind or chop pecans in the off season and put them in bread, muffins and similar yeast based products. I've done that.

Let's take a moment to thank Antoine for his great knowledge of grafting pecans.

Thumbs down for what?!!! The Almond gang getting worried or something 🤔

By far this is my favourite video of your channel.. Music, Energy, Narration, i loved it..

Thanks again Nicole!!! Amazing video I'll make sure to get my self some pecans here in Guatemala. Please keep the amazing job ! 🤗

This is my number one favorite nut, by far (especially when they are candied pralines lol).. I actually just happened to buy some Maple pecan granola this morning, too..

I did hear it hear first! I love how I learn new things from your channel - please keep them coming?

Nicole Nicole Nicole... How do I not love your videos? The musics so gentle, the videography clearly awesome. And the content? Fills my brain. Thank you for another great information for us. 💗

Always interesting and informative videos, with a positive vibes to them too. Always learned something new on your videos. Long may it continue!

informative and very entertaining as always. thanks for the upload

Pralines 😋 (I prefer pecan over walnut. There something about walnut that I am not a huge fan of..)

Absolutely splendid. Amazing what I’ve forgotten over time about your wonderful videos. You are so adorable and charismatic.

I love butter pecan ice cream it's really good. The pecan crunchyness makes the ice cream so delicious!

now we need a movie or a book about Antoine, a man deserve a full investigation of his life and his amazing achievement. and really thank you for mentioning his name.

Stuckey's always promoted pecan candy and other pecan goodies in the 50's -70's. I guess they were ahead of their time.

Woe, I have a tree of a type of those in our garden at our home in Germany!! It has the best flavor I have ever had from nuts! and I love that tree, just yesterday got some from the floor, still green and brought them inside where they can get the sun so the green can fall by itself, I love it, and I make a herbal bad with the leaves of the tree together with other leaves from the garden, like nettel, roses, etc. just boil them and put that water in your bad tube...., thanx for sharing, I enjoyed the one on arándanos too!

Wow! Such lovely video. A treat for the mind AND the eyes because it's always so well put together like a piece of art. I sing your praises all the time with each video and have yet never felt like I should stop. You guys are amazing! I appreciate you all.

Pecan nuts are tasty. Companion with such nuts is good cup of coffee.

You have inspired me to try and make more things pecans. Great video

Delightful! Thanks for explaining so many things so clearly.

when i was a kid we had a huge beautiful pecan tree in our yard and me and my brother would gather them up every year and share them with our friends and neighbors. i would make pralines with my aunt and that was so much fun. it's also really interesting to think about the fact that oak alley is where the first pecan tree was grafted. oak alley is right down the road from where i am.

Thank you for mentioning the pronunciation of pecan. Love this video.

I'm an Indian and never heard of it before thanks for the knowledge.. Btw it looked to me like a walnut

very satisfying views n soft music , information from history volaaa loving it to see more 😘😘😘😘

You are so damn charming and such a good narrator/reporter. I could honestly watch you explain how pain dries if you smiled. Glad to see the channel keeps growing!

Nice video, so interesting and well made 😊

Im from south asian country call sri lanka this is the first time i heard this pecan nut thanx for the information can some one explain me what it use for??

Can't say I'm all that impressed. I grew-up with a pecan tree in my back yard as a kid. Right next to almond, fig, orange, apple, apricot, cherry, lemon and walnut trees. :)

I make candied pecans year round, so simple to make and so good, it's my favorite snack.

Your videos make me smile, help me fight depression. Thank you

Today 11/17/17 I predict and mark my words, you will end up with a show in the food network channel or something similar as big as food network. I can see it happening sooner than you think. Best wishes for you, this is one of my favorite RU-vid channels.

I grew up in the American south along the Mississippi river, and the pecan trees were plentiful and native there. As kids, we would collect these nuts in five gallon cans, and earn good pocket money (for a kid) doing this. BTW: I love your videos.

They are so good in a homemade chocolate spread or just as a to go snack! 😍

You are unique! Educational video are Awesome

I really LOVE this channel :) more videos please :)

I met pecan in Canada, never tasted before. It is different from walnut, and it is more fatty, so it is burning. Roast in a microwave and taste with dates, very tasty. 🤗 And I wanna thank you for this nice/ informative videos 🙏

I love the research that goes into all these videos

Didn't know the Chinese are going Pecan over this nut! Good for the farmers

Butter pecan ice cream is the best.

I love your personality and enthusiasm. I think no matter the subject matter you would have an amazing following.

first of all, thanks for this beautiful informative channel. I am from India and lives in Canada. I love pecan pie and now thinking to grow some of pecan trees here. All credit goes to TRUE FOOD TV.

Awesome video. Im a Chinese and a PECAN lovers too

Ha. The Chinese like pecans? I never thought of that. I love your videos Nicole. Keep up the good work :-)

Growing up in Texas we had 2 pecan trees in the backyard. Every year we would fill up buckets full of them. Made great snacks. We would add them to salads, Chocolate fudge, trail mixes, and pies. I felt a little nostalgic watching this video lol.

I love this Channel.. Cant wait for next episodes.. This channel deserves 2M+ subscribers for its quality videos..