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  • From: Richard Harrison <rharrison922@yahoo.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] a 'pecan planting' question
  • Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:45:35 -0800 (PST)

James,
    As a pecan grower and former nurseryman, I can understand your concern. All plants can experience freezing of the roots in plastic pots during periods of extreme cold in Winter. Some plants are tougher than others---and I would say that pecan roots would be among the tougher group. I have lost deciduous plants in pots from cold weather before.
    All you can do is wait and see. I would lean toward the pecan trees surviving. The tops will of course be very much alive at this time. If there is extreme root damage, it should show up soon after the trees bud out in Spring. No live roots will cause the growth to halt, wither and die. However, if there is only some damage to feeder roots, the trees will grow more feeder roots in time.
    In most cases, you should expect to know the extent of any root damge by mid to late Summer.
                                                     Regards,
                                                     Richard, NW FL

--- On Wed, 2/17/10, James Geoffrey Steen <geoff_steen@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: James Geoffrey Steen <geoff_steen@yahoo.com>
Subject: [NAFEX] a 'pecan planting' question
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2010, 7:52 PM

To any knowledgable Nafexer,

I planted a bunch of pecan seedlings, started last year in 3-gallon pots, today in the ground. Noticed that the pots were icey blocks and wondered if such the pecans' roots might be damaged by freezing. The parent seed is from a thick-shelled northern type, planted now in Marshall, NC, zone 6b.

Concerned about my day's plantings...

James Geoffrey Steen
c/o Raven Ridge Farm
284 Catawba Drive
Marshall, NC 28753
(828) 649-9261  (h)
(617) 470-9436  (c)





--- On Tue, 2/16/10, Douglas Woodard <dwoodard@becon.org> wrote:

From: Douglas Woodard <dwoodard@becon.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] carmine jewel
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2010, 4:02 PM

Ernest, little plants still need strong protection and careful packing.
Believe me, I once worked as a mail handler.

Also, while I don't know about the U.S. post office there is an almost
sadistic quality to Canada Post's rate schedule for small parcels.

Years ago, plant shipments from nurseries got, informally, extra care
from Canada Post. That was a hangover from the days when the interests
of rural people got special consideration from politicians. No longer.

Bill MacKentley has been in business for a long time and I guess he
means to stay in business. Fair enough, I say.

Doug Woodard
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada


Ernest Plutko wrote:
> I started ordering two Carmine Jewel cherries from St Lawrence
> Nursery until I discovered the $16.50 mailing charge.  $16.50 for two
> six inch plants?
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