Pecan Harvest Timing / Immature Nut Field Notes

This record preserves the shared conversation as a practical harvest-timing note. The pecan was still in the kernel-filling stage: the shell could be cut, the inside was watery, and the green shuck had not begun separating naturally. The hickory was farther along, with a hardened shell and recognizable kernel, but its husk still resisted removal. The working plan is to leave both on the tree, check one sacrificial nut weekly, and watch for natural shuck splitting before collecting.