Last year was a frustrating pecan year for many – the early first freeze in October caused a lot of shucks to not open up, reducing yields. Pecans are a beautiful tree and a delicious crop but are a ...

There are a lot of things to keep in mind for pecan tree care in the spring. Right now is the time to consider a foliar zinc spray and nitrogen fertilizer application, make plans for irrigation, and ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - Pecan trees need a lot of water. It’s important to continue the watering through harvest, says Tim Hartmann with Texas A&M AgriLife. “We know the pecans need lots of ...

Lots of folks want to know how to get their pecan tree to produce a crop each year. Unfortunately, it’s not practical or even realistic. Afterall, commercially produced pecans are mostly grown in ...

Pecan farmers in El Paso, Texas, face increasing challenges as drought and rising temperatures reduce available water and put stress on pecan trees that threaten farms. El Paso Matters reported that ...

Q. We just purchased a new home that is built in the middle of an old pecan orchard. The trees are large and very beautiful. What care do we have to provide them to ensure that they produce nuts each ...

One of the things that I spend a lot of time on is the numbers of trees in our landscapes, and what species those trees are. One species that I've always dealt with a lot, but have really kind of ...

Pecan trees can be incorporated into the home landscape as well as being utilized in a managed orchard for commerical pecan production. Regardless of its location, the same management principles apply ...

Winston Millican, the fifth-generation owner of Millican Pecan farm, knows hundreds of his 10,000 pecan trees individually, from the size of their last crop to the health of particular branches—a feat ...

Sep. 21—Texas pecan orchards were expected to produce a mixed bag of results amid good prices and strong demand, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Larry Stein, Ph.D., ...