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Photos of fresh fruits, vegetables, and nuts at the Sweet Auburn Market in Atlanta, GA on September 24, 2010.
National Georgia pecan month
NewsCentral Staff
Story Created:
Nov 19, 2012 at 4:37 PM EDT
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Nov 19, 2012 at 4:37 PM EDT
(CNN) -- The holidays just got a whole lot nuttier - November is National Georgia Pecan Month!
Whether you pronounce it "pea-can" or "pu-cahn," it's about time we got to know this nutritious nut a bit better, so here are six pecan facts from the Georgia Pecan Commission:
-There are about 78 pecans used in the average pecan pie.
-Pecans are the only tree nut truly native to the United States.
-Georgia produces more pecans than any other state, and has done so since the late 1800s.
-Pecans are one of the largest fruit-bearing trees. An acre of farmed pecan trees will yield roughly 1,000 pounds of pecans.
-Thomas Jefferson loved pecans so much, he had pecan trees from Louisiana brought to his Monticello estate in Virginia.
-The handles for the torches used to carry the Olympic flame in the 1996 games (which Atlanta hosted) were made out of pecan wood.
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