OK, mystery tree finally identified. Why the leaves did not have the distinctive pecan odor when crushed last year is still a mystery. But yesterday while watering plants at the cabin, I crushed some more leaves and it IS INDEED a pecan tree. I'm kind of glad that's what it is after all. So all of us that thought that up front were right! Of course, I'll probably be dead and gone before this 6' tree produces a pecan, but somebody will enjoy something besides hickory nuts (mostly what's down there). Never see squirrels, that love hickory nuts, because the daily hawks and a few copperheads have likely scared them all off. I've not gotten up the nerve to taste a hickory nut yet, but they are edible, I have read. We have bazillions of them on the ground each year. I hate stepping on them but also don't want to pick them all up, unless we can find an efficient/fast way to do that without killing my very bad back.

@hc mcdole thank you so much for all of the information and the wonderful pictures! Yes, he got them from Kroger! I was shocked as they are nothing like the typical plants I always see there so I went the next day to see what else may be there that he decided to pass over and there was a huge red and green maranta that stopped me in my tracks! It was splayed out in the center of the table and taking most of the space- so other plants were around....and on it. I would have taken it home then but would have needed more space so planed to return after my son's karate class.....well we know how this story goes! It was of course GONE and I was heartbroken yada yada lol but back to the ones my husband did get- the begonia was BEAUTIFUL day one and two as you can see from the pic.....but by the 3rd 4th day before I finally had time to repot it this weeked) it started declining rapidly. I think it was in too went soil for too long. The very tips started to fold down then the leaves started to get darker and soggy looking then crispy one by one. There are a few large leaves that still are darkened like this about halfway, but the smaller leaves were just crispy and barely hanging on. The roots were....okay as far as I could tell during the repot, Im just not sure if it will bounce back from this or not. Im hoping so its a beautiful plant. Would you suggest I do anything in particular?

i would propagate some smaller pieces ... being very aggressive in cleaning them [a much easier job] .. and when those have rooted.. i would get rid of the old monster ... and to be clear ... when they say rinse it with water ... they mean a spray just short of ripping up the tissue ... not just a low pressure rinse .... i suspect they will root easily: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Cordyline+fruticosa&t=ffcm&ia=videos&iax=videos might be interesting to compare how similar the propagation is ... getting a new plant rooted... is changing your very old plant.. into a vibrant new babe ... plus the new media.. etc ... by the time you are done.. you will probably have duplicates to spread all over the family ... or friends .... and.. while i was rooting some cuttings.. i would leave the old plant alone .. until i succeeded with rooting new ones ... btw: besides the webbing.. have you seen any other damage consistent with mites??? .. its called stippling .... https://duckduckgo.com/?q=spider+mite+damage&t=ffcm&iax=images&ia=images ken https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/integrated-pest-management-i-p-m-for-spider-mites/

Asparagus fern. Several species go by that name so could be Asparagus densiflorus or Asparagus aethiopicus, And obviously not a fern at all but a popular houseplant!