Question: Which Texas town is home to a historic pecan tree that locals claim was planted by a larcenous squirrel?
Answer: Odessa. According to local lore, a squirrel stole a pecan from a resident’s porch shortly after the town’s founding in 1881. The nut later sprouted in the yard of W. T. Malone, becoming a popular source of shade and enjoyment. R. T. “Cotton” Waddell and his wife Mary Lee purchased the property in 1926. A historical marker recognizing the local significance of the Waddell Pecan Tree was erected in 1972.
