Success has a serious disease which is untreatable. The nuts ripen from mid-September until December. They are harvested after they fall to the ground. Pecans vary in size, from 30 to 90 nuts per pound. No nuts are produced until trees are five or six years old.
Pecans can last up to six months in their shells if refrigerated.
Pecan trees are used in landscaping because they are attractive and they provide shade. Their wood is brittle and has fewer uses than similar species. However pecan wood is valuable for flooring, furniture and paneling. Tall with spreading branches, the pecan tree is the largest of the hickories. It maw grow to 180 feet high with a trunk diameter of 4-6 feet at the base.