To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Pecans
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 15:49:31 -0800
Nafex's "parent" organization, the Northern Nut Growers Association has pecans from Iowa, and there are a few up into Minnesota. Carl Weschke, famous nut breeder, had a pecan on his farm that has withstood more than -40. Tom Plocher relocated it several years ago while exploring the Weschke farm and while the nuts are small, they are quite high in oil and very good.
-Lon Rombough
Grapes, writing, consulting, my book, The Grape Grower, at http://www.bunchgrapes.com Winner of the Garden Writers Association "Best Talent in Writing" award for 2003.
On Jan 5, 2006, at 2:24 PM, Joe Hecksel wrote: