Nueces pecanas

Edward F. Gilman, Deborah Hilbert, Edward F. Gilman, Dennis G. Watson, Ryan Klein, Andrew Koeser, Deborah R. Hilbert, yDrew C. McLean

Peter C. Andersen yMuhammad A. Shahid

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.

Peter C. Andersen yMuhammad A. Shahid

Pecan recommendations for Florida have been updated to include new information about cultivar performance. Check out this revised 13-page fact sheet to select the best cultivars for yield, performance, resistance to disease, and resistance to limb breakage.