It was here for a long time, planted by General Pershing on February 5, 1920:
It came down today, the victim of disease:
They kept the big pieces for some future project. The little pieces looked pretty in the back of the truck:
There’s also good news. A while ago the guys over in Grounds had the foresight to make several grafts of the tree–it apparently never produced nuts–and at least one of them is thriving under their care:
Pershing Pecan, RIP.