Last year was a frustrating pecan year for many – the early first freeze in October caused a lot of shucks to not open up, reducing yields. Pecans are a beautiful tree and a delicious crop but are a ...
Lots of folks want to know how to get their pecan tree to produce a crop each year. Unfortunately, it’s not practical or even realistic. Afterall, commercially produced pecans are mostly grown in ...
There are a lot of things to keep in mind for pecan tree care in the spring. Right now is the time to consider a foliar zinc spray and nitrogen fertilizer application, make plans for irrigation, and ...
One of the things that I spend a lot of time on is the numbers of trees in our landscapes, and what species those trees are. One species that I've always dealt with a lot, but have really kind of ...
One of the things that I comment on fairly frequently is the eternal desire of people, such as myself, to examine a tree and say definitively whether or not it is structurally stable. Interestingly, ...
Dear Roger: I am ready to buy my pecan trees. You promised when I called you in September that you would write again about trees that don’t get scab. — Pete Simpson, Lillington. Dear Pete: I wrote ...
Q: One of our native pecan trees simply laid down four years ago. It’s been the backdrop for many family and friend photographs since. What can we do to prolong its life? A: Looking at the more ...