[Arid_gardener] Pecan Tree Question

[Olin Miller]

Do your neighbors also have pecan trees?  Most nut trees require another
pollenizer tree.  Some pecan trees are said to be self-fertile, e. g.
Western Schley, but the harvest is always better with two trees. It may also
take up to 12 years for a tree to reach full production so 17 years should
be long enough.  If you bought the tree locally, and if it was grafted, the
root stock is probably suitable for this area.

Pecan trees also require nitrogen which is scarce in our desert soil.  Zinc
deficiency also affects the health of the tree.  But if the tree seems
healthy it may be that it just needs pollination.

Olin
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Ellen Stobaugh" <lnrosy2000 at yahoo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 4:12 PM
> ...
> When we moved to our home 17 years ago one of the
> first things that we did was to put in a pecan tree.
> The graft died and the root stock began to grow. I
> don't know if the root stock or the graft was Mahan,
> but the name sounds familiar to me. Anyway, about a
> season or so ago the tree actually got the catkins on
> it, but no female blossoms. I figured it would be the
> same each year. But, lo and behold the other day my
> husband came in and told me that I'd really messed up.
> He dropped one poor, little pecan in my hand. It
> tasted pretty good. What can I do to encourage it to
> have more pecans on it? Thanks for your time and help.