Agriculture
Abstract
A comprehensive guide to the pecan tree with recommendations for Florida, Georgia, and Alabama, including: historical information, distribution, botany, site selection and soil preparation, tree spacing, tree planting, propagation in the nursery, propagation of mature trees, cultivar selection, pollination, tree training and pruning, irrigation, fertilization, nutrient deficiencies, tree production and alternative bearing, neglected and abandoned pecan orchards, mammal and bird pest problems, marketing situation, and suggested further reading.
About this Publication
This document is HS982, one of a series of the Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date May 2004. Revised July 2006, August 2012, November 2015, January 2019, December 2022, and December 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Andersen, P. C., & Crocker, T. E. (1969). The Pecan Tree. EDIS, 2004(14). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-hs229-2004
