PECAN PRODUCTION
Avoid Pecan Water Stress
The dog days of summer have finally set in! We can all feel the effect of heat
stress by walking from an air conditioned office to our cars in the afternoon,
so imagine how much water those massive pecan trees need each day to survive
such heat.
Author: Larry A. Stein
Size: 3.4 K
Effect of Thinning a Native Pecan Grove to Increase Production
In 1998, over 400 cords of pecan wood has been removed to thin an over-crowded
native pecan grove to increase pecan nut production. This alone resulted
in approximately a $100.00 per acre income.
Author: Oscar
Scherer
Size: 6.4 K
Grafting Texas Pecans
Named pecan varieties have to be propagated vegetatively to assure trueness-to-type.
Grafting is the most widely used practice for pecan propagation. George Ray
McEachern and Larry Stein take you step by step through two types of pecan
grafting.
Authors: George Ray McEachern, Larry Stein
Size: 1.2 K
History
of Pecans (pdf)
History of Pecans, Handbook I 7-12
Author: G.D. Hall
Size: 331.2 K
Home Fruit Production - Pecans
The pecan is the Texas state tree, being native to about 150 counties and
capable of growing and producing in all Texas counties. The tree is popular
for landscaping and as a source of nuts. Proper attention to cultural requirements
and pest control will help to assure a long and productive life for home
pecan trees.
Authors: John A. Lipe, Larry Stein, George Ray McEachern, John Begnaud,
Sammy Helmers
Size: 33.6 K
Irrigation
in Pecan Orchards (pdf)
Irrigation in Pean Orchards Handbook V
Size: 75.1
Managing
Insect and Mite Pests of Commercial Pecans in Texas (B-1238
5-98) (pdf)
The pecan is an important horticultural crop in Texas.
Author:
Allen Knutson, Bill Ree
Size: 355.2 K
Pecan
Challenges for Southwest Texas
Before growers look for the "pot of gold" at the end of the rainbow
in their pecanorchards, they need to remember that a total management program
is required for year in and year out production of quality pecans.
Author: Larry A. Stein
Pecan Crop Load Management (pdf)
Tree shaking appears to be a viable crop load management tool in pecans provided
the trees are shook early enough and hard enough to remove sufficient load.
Author:
L.A. Stein
Size: 45.6 K
Pecans in East Texas
The Texas State tree, the pecan, is well suited for east Texas -
and January is the time to plant!
Size: 1.9 K
Propagating Pecans
There is something special about grafting. To make a new tree of the very best
variety has been a major part of pecan production since Antoine grafted the
first variety, Centennial, at Oak Alley Plantation on the west bank of the
Mississippi River just north of New Orleans in 1846.
Author: George Ray McEachern
Size: 8.7 K
Texas Native Pecans
There are 600,000 to one million acres of native pecans along the numerous
rivers, streams, and creeks in Texas. The major streams on which dense stands
of trees are found are the Red, Sabine, Trinity, Neches, Brazos, Colorado,
Guadalupe, and Nueces.
Authors: Larry A. Stein, George Ray McEachern
Size: 8.1 K
Texas Pecan Yard Trees
Pecans are as much a part of Texas as cows, cotton, and oil. Since the
first settlers discovered their fine flavor and food value, respect and
love of
pecans has continued.
Author: George Ray McEachern
Size 5.7 K
Tree
Shaking is Promising as a Crop Load Management Tool in Pecans (pdf)
Alternate bearing brought on from overcropping continues to cause pecan growers
a gret deal of concern. One way of overcoming this problem is to remove some
of the crop with a tree shaker.
Author: Larry Stein
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