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re: No pecans this year?
Posted on 10/24/14 at 8:43 am to Spaceman Spiff
Posted on 10/24/14 at 8:43 am to Spaceman Spiff
so the past 3 years were just an anomaly?
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Posted on 10/24/14 at 8:48 am to Salmon
Natives (little pecans) don't always adhere to the alternate bearing rule, they will usually make a decent crop annually, but sometimes won't make any. Most improved cultivars (big pecans) are bad to alternate bear but will sometimes make a few even on an "off" year. Pre-shaking a heavy crop before maturity, to reduce the crop load in an "on" year can help to reduce alternate bearing. Fertilization also helps.
Posted on 10/24/14 at 8:52 am to Salmon
Just like oak trees, some years are bumper crops and other are total failures. But most are somewhere in between. It's not uncommon to have 2 or 3 good years in a row. That's why biologists do mast surveys each year to determine how much will be available for the wildlife and how much supplemental feed will be required.
Eta. We don't have pecan trees on our land in Simsboro, but the acorn crop looks mighty slim this year.
Eta. We don't have pecan trees on our land in Simsboro, but the acorn crop looks mighty slim this year.
This post was edited on 10/24/14 at 8:54 am
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