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I have little experience with pecans, but I get
excited about them, so I'll add my thoughts. My wife's relatives down
in SE Kamas have a pecan grove. After trying many varieties they are down
to just planting three main ones. Two that I remember were Kanza
and Peroque (Peroque not because it was outstanding, but because they need
to finish out the row/block). They are really high on Kanza. He
said they produce like crazy. He also said it's the best tasting nut they
grow. Personally I can't tell a bit of difference in taste between Kanza
and Pawnee (two that I can sort of identify) but all pecans taste great to
me.
After trying to graft pecan this spring
(unsuccessfully) I gave in and decided to order the trees. I
figure I could waste years trying to get grafts to take. After talking
with John Britain, we decided Major and Kanza would be a good combo
for my area. Both not the largest nuts, but high quality.
I hope the squirrels appreciate the trouble I'm going through.
Mark
Kansas
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 1:44
PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Pecan
Varieties
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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