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  • From: Lucky Pittman <lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Pecan Varieties
  • Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:44:40 -0500

At 12:58 PM 10/1/2007, Richard wrote:
For those of you further north (zone 7a and north) there is an outstanding combination. I say combination because you need two types of trees for cross pollination - Dichogamy group I and II. When the pollen is viable on one type tree the nutlets (pistilate - female flowers) are viable on the other and vice-versa but not at the same time. Anyway you need a tree from group 1(one) and another from Group 2 (two). The combination I am talking about (for more northern areas) is Osage released in 1989 and Kanza released in 1996. Osage is type 1 and Kanza is type 2 making them highly compatible for cross pollination.
The nut size is a little smaller than some but they will grow further north. They are both very good tasting pecans and shell out well. They are both early ripening varieties, which is good for more northern areas. Kanza and Osage are both scab resistant and are moderately resistant to most pecan diseases, making them good candidates for eastern areas as well.

Richard,
Osage and Kanza are both seedlings of 'Major', which originated here in KY, and is still recommended to comprise over 50% of any commercial pecan plantings in this area, due to its scab resistance and heavy production of nuts with excellent kernel quality.
http://extension-horticulture.tamu.edu/CARYA/PECANS/major.htm
I've got both Osage & Kanza grafted & growing here; looking forward to seeing how they compare to the 'mother', and to other named varieties which have been selected from seedlings of the Major pecan(the Yates series - 68, 127, 145, 152, etc., Hickry's Major, etc.).


Lucky Pittman
USDA Cold Zone 6
AHS Heat Zone 7
Hopkinsville, KY



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