[NAFEX] Pecans & P.S. from Topgun
Judson Frisk
jlfrisk at iowatelecom.net
Mon Oct 1 16:56:52 EDT 2007
I have a feeling that you are right and they are blank. The squirrels start
eating the shucks and then quit. They probably decide that it is a waste of
effort. Do I need a pollinator in order to have good pecans? I believe my
variety is either Major or Peruque. What would be a good pollinator?
Judson L. Frisk
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Judson:
I forgot to comment on the shucks sticking to the pecans. This is not
a good sign. It sometimes means the nuts are blank, but also can mean
shuckworms or even Pecan weevils have struck; if, that is , you have them in
your locale. Cut crosswise thru a couple and see how they look. Let me know.
Topgun
Zone 7
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Subject: [NAFEX] Pecans
I have a northern variety of Pecan that had nuts this year. I have picked
about an ice cream bucket full off the ground. I can’t tell if any are
solid yet as they still have the green husks. I only have one tree as the
other variety died when I planted the trees. This is the first year that I
have ever found nuts. Will they be able to start new trees if I plant them?
And how should I plant them? The tree is about 25 years old and about 25-30
feet tall. My persimmon (Early Golden) is loaded and the persimmons that
are falling are very sweet this year. Once I planted a male tree to
pollinate the persimmon I have regularly had good crops of persimmons.
Because of the spring freeze that hit our area we have very few apples,
pears, or apricots. But the nut crop in the neighborhood seems large.
Judson L. Frisk, Logan, Iowa (SW Iowa, Zone 5)
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