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Speedyg Lutz, FL Aug 21, 2006

Does anyone know of a good mail-order source to buy pecan trees? I am having a hard time finding any that sell grafted varieties. Any info would be appreciated.

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Farmerdill Augusta, GA(Zone 8a) Aug 21, 2006

http://www.isons.com/trees.htm#pecan

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Speedyg Lutz, FL Aug 22, 2006

Great, Thanks for the link. I will give them a try.

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Lucky_P Hopkinsville, KY(Zone 6b) Aug 22, 2006

Before you purchase, check out the info at the following sites; first one has sources listed:

http://www.aces.edu/timelyinfo/Horticulture/2002/January/RecHomeLow.pdf#search=%22pecans%20%20for%20home%20and%20low-input%22

http://www.cpes.peachnet.edu/pecan/Home%20Pecans.htm

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MQN Salt Lake City, UT(Zone 6a) Aug 23, 2006

If I were you I would make sure they are not grafted - I bought one was fine the first 2 years then the next year it only grew below the graft - on these bad boys you sure do not want lose that much time.

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Lucky_P Hopkinsville, KY(Zone 6b) Aug 24, 2006

MQN,
I've 'lost' the graft on a few grafted pecans that I purchased and planted - but in retrospect, it was MY fault, due to over-amending the soil in the planting hole.

Seedling pecans are fine - and most have better branch structure than many grafted cultivars, but when planting seedlings, disease resistance, nut size and quality are all unknown entities, whereas with a grafted selection, you know, from the outset, what nut size and quality will be like, what diseases/pests are likely to be a problem, and typically, a grafted tree will come into production in half the time you'd have to wait for a seedling to grow through its juvenile period.

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escambiaguy Atmore, AL(Zone 8b) Aug 24, 2006

The problem I have with most grafted ones at nurseries is that they clip off the terminal bud. It's common practice and I don't understand why. Make sure to find one that has a good central leader and the form of the tree will be much better.

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