There are a lot of things to keep in mind for pecan tree care in the spring. Right now is the time to consider a foliar zinc spray and nitrogen fertilizer application, make plans for irrigation, and ...

Pecans are beautiful native shade trees that also make a delicious, healthy food; they are very popular in the Concho Valley and many of the questions that come into the Extension Office revolve ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - Pecan trees need a lot of water. It’s important to continue the watering through harvest, says Tim Hartmann with Texas A&M AgriLife. “We know the pecans need lots of ...

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 realistic. Afterall, commercially produced pecans are mostly grown in ...

Photo courtesy of UGA CAESUGA’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is part of a collaborative effort to develop a smartphone irrigation app for pecans. The University of Georgia ...

Unlike other trees, this American native is conveniently planted in the fall to protect from increasing sun in the spring.

But pecan orchard maintenance measures, such as stepping up fertilization, thinning the crop and proper irrigation to reduce performance declines have improved tree recuperation. Stein said commercial ...

Pecan farmers in El Paso, Texas, face increasing challenges as drought and rising temperatures reduce available water and put stress on pecan trees that threaten farms. El Paso Matters reported that ...