Pecan trees grow very large and can reach 70 feet or more in height and the trunk can reach a width of six feet. They need lots of sunlight to stay healthy and produce nuts so the trees should ...

The ideal soil pH for pecan trees is 6-6.5. If the pH is too high or too low, trees may not be able to take up nutrients such as zinc, an essential element for nut production.

If you're space-limited, but still want a pecan tree, consider the 'Cape Fear' or 'Chickasaw' varieties, which top out at ...

Nuts from native pecan trees tend to be small, flavorful and have high oil content. Some other things to keep in mind: Pecan trees grow quite large, reaching up to 60 feet tall and 60 feet wide ...

Most beloved for their tasty and nutritious nuts, pecan trees can also be grown in landscaping as shade trees. These deciduous trees can grow about 1 to 2 feet per year, and will continue growing ...

A pecan tree can grow roughly 2–3 feet a year, to a maximum height of 100 feet and a canopy 70 feet wide. It may take up to 10 years before a pecan tree bears a nut crop, however.

One of the challenges associated with pecans is some of these trees don’t shed their male pollen at the same time the female flowers are ready for fertilization. Master Gardener: Tips for ...

Mature pecan trees grow to a height of 70-100 feet and a spread of 40-75′ feet at maturity. One nice thing about nut trees is that they aren’t as demanding as fruit trees.

Nuts from native pecan trees tend to be small, flavorful and have high oil content. Some other things to keep in mind: Pecan trees grow quite large, reaching up to 60 feet tall and 60 feet wide ...

Pecans tend to grow along Louisiana’s rivers. But the tree owes its large-scale production to the genius of an enslaved man named Antoine, who figured out how to graft pecan trees to grow a ...

On the home side, six pecan trees grow right through the concrete stands. “They’re a part of this place?” asks WTOC’s Jake Wallace. “Yes, they are. Literally,” laughs Cooper. “You can tell people who ...

Pecan wood is brittle and I imagine your overgrown trees have several codominant trunks that need to be worked with so they don’t break off in a windstorm. You need professionals to do this job.