The pecan tree grows in a limited number of countries. While Israel has taken up production, South Africa is on its way to do so. The pecan is a delicious nut, similar to the walnut. The harvest season runs from late October until the first winter months in the new year, subject to the weather conditions during the growth process.

According to experts, the wild pecan tastes more subtly than the cultivated one and is also smaller. Like the walnut, the pecan has a green outer shell, which will open when the fruit is ripe and the brown nut appears. Then these nuts are cracked and its content sorted to size. The pecan in the shell has a gray brown color. For the home market, the pecans in shell are polished and bleached.