"Mount Vernon" Series
Remembering A Civil War-Era Giant At George Washington's Home
Representative Gallery
Mount Vernon Pecan Pens now available - see "Unique Gifts Under $50" Page
About The Mount Vernon Pecan
“Sometimes when you sacrifice something precious, you're not really losing it. You're just passing it on to someone else.”
― Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet in Heaven
― Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet in Heaven
The massive Pecan Tree pictured was planted some time in the 1860s at Historic Mount Vernon, the Virginia home of George Washington, on the southeastern side of the mansion near the Potomac River. Weighing approximately 50 tons, and reaching a height of 145 feet, the tree, while presumed healthy, posed a direct threat to the historic mansion and grounds, and in 2013 the painful but necessary decision was made to have it removed. You can read and view video about the decision to remove the tree and the process HERE. This occurred in early, 2014, and my friends at Local Wood in Berryville, VA, took on the mammoth and all-important task of milling the lumber for use in preservation projects. I made my interest in obtaining cut-offs and scraps resulting from that process well known, and eventually made a donation to "George Washington's Mount Vernon" and, to my great delight, received some pieces from which to craft turnings befitting the magnificent historic character of the great tree. Each piece will labelled "Mount Vernon Pecan" and will be numbered sequentially as made.