Congratulations to the winner of my contest posted last week. 
Her winning educational and interesting entry was about the Pecan tree:
I have lots of favorite trees! I love different kinds of trees for different reasons. I especially love trees that are older than me. To pick one it would have to be the Pecan Tree.
Where I grew up, we had lots of pecan trees. They evoke a sense of "home" for me. I live in Georgia and it gets very hot here in the summer.
Sitting in the shade of a old pecan tree was sometimes the only relief from the heat as we did not have an air conditioner. Memories of sitting on the back steps of my mother's home shelling (and eating) pecan nuts are favorite memories. We would sell the nuts around Thanksgiving and the money was used for our Christmas each year. So we always hoped for a good year!
Pecans are delicious. Pecans are used in lots of recipes from sweet pies and candies to salads and always add that elegant distinct flavor to any dish. Lots of animals love them too especially deer and squirrels.
This photo is of the pecan grove at my brother's house taken in August last year. It was a very hot day but under the trees it was so much cooler.
She wrote it well. I have never heard much about Pecan trees before and would like to taste those pecan nuts it bears.
Congratulations,