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Article: Nuts about pecan: most notable for the delicious pecan nut, pecan trees also yield wood that can have a wide variety of looks.(Pecan: WOOD OF THE MONTH)
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- Wood & Wood Products
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- May 1, 2008
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Pecan trees are most notable for their delicious fruit, the pecan nuts, but the trees also yield beautiful veneer and valuable lumber.
Pecan is a species of hickory and a member of the walnut family (Juglandaceae).
Peter Rodgers, president of Oakwood Veneers, Troy, MI, sells paper-backed pecan veneer. He is a big fan of pecan and its dose relative, hickory. "Pecan is a cool wood. It has hundreds of looks. When clients call to purchase pecan, I stress that they be very specific about exactly the took they have in mind, because some people want dear pecan, some want tight, some want the red and others want calico, which is ...