If you would like to grow a good crop of pecans to pick up this fall, be sure to soak the drip line of pecan trees with two inches of water every two weeks, keep an eye out for nut-damaging pests ...

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 ...

The pecan nut casebearer (‘PNC’) pest should be evaluated locally at each home or orchard. Trees with a heavy crop set may not need treatment because lessening the crop can increase nut size ...

Pecan trees need maximum exposure to light to have good production. If limbs overlap, remove the least desirable tree. Pest and disease play a role in reducing production in pecan orchards.

Causes for this include weather conditions, poor pollination, insects, and disease ... Insects and Diseases of Nut Trees . Early pecan scab infection of young nuts will cause nuts to drop and is a ...

When planting pecan trees or any other trees, do not put fertilizer in the planting hole. Wait until March and again in June to apply a light application of 10-10-10 plus micro-elements.

Physiologically, our pecan trees determine what type of crop they will produce next season in August of this season. This is because the female flowers are induced during this time.

Spraying for pests and diseases, particularly pecan nut casebearer and scab; 7. Adequate space, at least 30 feet from a building, driveway, or power line, 50 feet or more between trees.

NORMAN, OK – Anyone with pecan trees knows that their nut crop isn’t always reliable or consistent. Some years the trees just do not have many nuts. In other years the nuts may be hollowed out ...