Mr. Boone,
Thanks for the warm welcome! And thank you for the great information.
With what little research I did, I was definitely leaning towards my tree being of the native variety. Thank you for confirming my suspicion!
Very informative chart. Who would've known how many different types of pecans there were! It wasn't really until 7-8 years ago that I truly realized that "pecan" was just a general term for the nut, and that there were actually tons of different kinds of pecans.
I made the realization on the side of a rural state highway and there was a pecan tree growing there with the nuts already on the ground and they were GIANT compared to what I was accustomed to. Growing up, my grandparents had a pecan tree in their backyard (also in SW Oklahoma) that was there when they moved into the house in 1960. It was, and still is, a gigantic tree. Each fall that tree would put off approximately 35-50 gallons of pecans. I don't recall a single year that it didn't put off that many pecans! Those were the pecans that I grew up with and were most used to. It's probably nearly a 100 year old tree if I were to guess. Looking at the chart, they were likely the Shoshoni(?)....4th row, 7th column. So when I discovered those pecans on the side of the road, I couldn't believe how HUGE they were! And then when I bought my house, I couldn't believe how TINY my pecans were. LOL
But I truly think that my pecans have the best flavor of any that I've had....it could be my bias making me think that, but they really do seem rich in flavor. Hehe
I agree with you on the Native example on the chart. Could've picked a bit better specimen, I think!
