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#EAS #WEA for Benton, #MO; #Hickory, #MO: National Weather Service: #TORNADO WARNING in this area until 11:30 PM CDT. Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Check media. Source: NWS Springfield MO

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EAS Watcher Apr 27

#EAS #WEA for Cedar, #MO; #Hickory, #MO; #Polk, #MO; #St. Clair, #MO: National Weather Service: #TORNADO WARNING in this area until 8:45 PM CDT. Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Check media. Source: NWS Springfield MO

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EAS Watcher Apr 27

#EAS #WEA for Benton, #MO; #Camden, #MO; #Dallas, #MO; #Hickory, #MO; #Polk, #MO: National Weather Service: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING in effect for this area until 8:30 PM CDT for DESTRUCTIVE baseball size hail. Take shelter in a sturdy building, away from windows. People and animals outdoors will be severely injured. Source: NWS Springfield MO

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EAS Watcher Apr 26

#EAS #WEA for Cedar, #MO; #Hickory, #MO; #Polk, #MO; #St. Clair, #MO: National Weather Service: #TORNADO WARNING in this area until 7:30 PM CDT. Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Check media. Source: NWS Springfield MO

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EAS Watcher Apr 18

#EAS #WEA for Benton, #MO; #Hickory, #MO; #St. Clair, #MO: National Weather Service: #TORNADO WARNING in this area until 8:00 PM CDT. Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Check media. Source: NWS Springfield MO

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TentinQuarantino

Feb 21

It’s time to try out something new.
Lately I was breaking a #drumstick a week made out of #hickory
It was Nova, Vic Firth had the problem that the tip was always chipped after 1-2 hours.
Now I’ll try out some #oak made by #Tama

Todd Feb 11

I made this mallet out of 100% hickory. Do you know how hard hickory is? I’m so tired. #woodworking #hickory #wood

Sideshowhost Jan 8

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DrWeb Nov 23, 2025

How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple – an expert explains the 8,000-year history – PBS News

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Shelley Mitchell, The Conversation

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How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple — an expert explains the 8,000-year history

Science Nov 22, 2025 3:17 PM EST

This article originally appeared on The Conversation.

Pecans have a storied history in the United States. Today, American trees produce hundreds of million of pounds of pecans – 80% of the world’s pecan crop. Most of that crop stays here. Pecans are used to produce pecan milk, butter and oil, but many of the nuts end up in pecan pies.

Throughout history, pecans have been overlooked, poached, cultivated and improved. As they have spread throughout the United States, they have been eaten raw and in recipes. Pecans have grown more popular over the decades, and you will probably encounter them in some form this holiday season.

I’m an extension specialist in Oklahoma, a state consistently ranked fifth in pecan production, behind Georgia, New Mexico, Arizona and Texas. I’ll admit that I am not a fan of the taste of pecans, which leaves more for the squirrels, crows and enthusiastic pecan lovers.

The spread of pecans

The pecan is a nut related to the hickory. Actually, though we call them nuts, pecans are actually a type of fruit called a drupe. Drupes have pits, like the peach and cherry.

Pecan fruits, which ripen and split open to release pecan nuts, clustered on a pecan tree. Photo by Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

The pecan nuts that look like little brown footballs are actually the seed that starts inside the pecan fruit – until the fruit ripens and splits open to release the pecan. They are usually the size of your thumb, and you may need a nutcracker to open them. You can eat them raw or as part of a cooked dish.

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