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pecan tree fertilizer
Posted on 8/17/20 at 5:47 pm
Posted on 8/17/20 at 5:47 pm
Anyone got pecan trees? I have three big ones and only one is producing, and the nuts it produces or rotton before they hit the ground. Any suggestions?
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Posted on 8/17/20 at 7:40 pm to Kubotarip
How old are the trees? Zinc is a very important nutrient required for pecan production. Here is a good article LINK. You in Louisiana? If so what parish?
fishfighter has a pecan orchard - I’m sure he’ll have some insight once he sees and responds to your post.
fishfighter has a pecan orchard - I’m sure he’ll have some insight once he sees and responds to your post.
This post was edited on 8/17/20 at 7:43 pm
Posted on 8/17/20 at 7:43 pm to Kubotarip
I have 13 mature pecans lining my driveway.
to say we have a love-hate relationship is putting it mildly
in any event I don’t fertilize them. Some years they make and some they don’t and the squirrels get most of them anyway
to say we have a love-hate relationship is putting it mildly
in any event I don’t fertilize them. Some years they make and some they don’t and the squirrels get most of them anyway
Posted on 8/17/20 at 8:27 pm to cgrand
Yeah I'm fighting the squirrels for the few pecans that are good. Yes I heard I need zinc, and that it's better to just spray the tree itself than to put plugs in the ground. I'm in South Mississippi
Posted on 8/17/20 at 11:24 pm to Kubotarip
You should have leaf samples analyzed for what your trees need before fertilizing. Also do you have a source for pollination for your trees - are there native pecans nearby? What variety are your trees?
Posted on 8/18/20 at 1:49 am to Kubotarip
We have like 70 or so pecan trees on our property and 0 produced last year. It was our first year to own the property and this year we have a few starting to get some. Ours drop limbs all the time. I think they are pretty old trees
This post was edited on 8/18/20 at 1:51 am
Posted on 8/18/20 at 3:42 am to White Bear
I believe they are native trees probably 50 years old. I am planning on planting some eliots though next to them
Posted on 8/18/20 at 6:51 am to Kubotarip
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I believe they are native trees probably 50 years old
Not much you can do to help native trees that old other then zinc. You need to put that down when the trees first start budding out. Triple 13 helps some too. Broadcast that all around the tree all the way out to the reach of the limbs. There are some spray chemicals that helps with the rot. Just can't think of it right now. Also, pecan trees do NOT produce every year. About every third year is a good year.
Native trees here are loaded this year were my Elliot's are not producing that much. Last year they produced a shite load.
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I am planning on planting some eliots though next to them
You need to have them spaced no less then 20' away from other trees. Shade from the big trees will stunt the growth. Keep that in mine.
Posted on 8/18/20 at 9:16 am to Kubotarip
quote:Interesting. I'm not familiar with natives being consistently bad. How big are the nuts? Can you post a pic of the trees?
I believe they are native trees probably 50 years old
Posted on 8/18/20 at 10:24 am to cgrand
Anybody know how to kill a pecan tree without cutting it down??
Posted on 8/18/20 at 10:32 am to Trout Bandit
Ring the bark. Why you looking to kill it and not cut it down? Neighbor's tree? 
Posted on 8/18/20 at 12:47 pm to fishfighter
Exactly!! The rent house next to me which mostly hangs over my driveway.
Posted on 8/18/20 at 12:58 pm to Trout Bandit
You can cut anything that hangs over your place. You have that right, but at your cost.
Posted on 8/18/20 at 7:57 pm to White Bear
I will get a picture tomorrow
Posted on 8/19/20 at 8:26 am to Kubotarip
quote:Please include a pic of the main stem from ground to about 12' off the ground so we can look for a graft scar.
I will get a picture tomorrow
Posted on 8/19/20 at 10:11 am to Kubotarip
You have both fertilizer and Insect/Fungal damage issues.
Have a friend that has a pecan orchard. He explained to me that a pecan tree must put on new growth every year to produce pecans each year, if not the tree will take an off year to grow and then produce the next year. So he fertilizes them heavily using a ground rig in order for them to obtain the new growth each season.
Second, he aerially sprays them 2-3 times a year for control of insects. Usually in the Spring, and again around the corn harvest. After the corn harvest he sees a lot of stinkbugs moving into his orchard.
I'd add a fungicide in with the insecticide when spraying as well to control pecan scab.
Mustang Maxx and Lorsban are two Insecticides used a lot.
LINK
LINK
Have a friend that has a pecan orchard. He explained to me that a pecan tree must put on new growth every year to produce pecans each year, if not the tree will take an off year to grow and then produce the next year. So he fertilizes them heavily using a ground rig in order for them to obtain the new growth each season.
Second, he aerially sprays them 2-3 times a year for control of insects. Usually in the Spring, and again around the corn harvest. After the corn harvest he sees a lot of stinkbugs moving into his orchard.
I'd add a fungicide in with the insecticide when spraying as well to control pecan scab.
Mustang Maxx and Lorsban are two Insecticides used a lot.
LINK
LINK
This post was edited on 8/19/20 at 11:01 am
Posted on 8/19/20 at 12:08 pm to Kubotarip
As a side note. If you know of an aerial applicator service in your area, go talk with the owner. It's possible that their pilot can spray your 3 large trees while spraying on another job. They just make a pass by your home for a quick douse. Most of the insecticides used are permethrins or cypermethrins which are safe around homes anyway.
They may or may not charge you anything. The least you could do is offer to buy the owner/pilot a good steak dinner.
This would be for the Spring 2021. To late by now for any spraying this season to do any good.
They may or may not charge you anything. The least you could do is offer to buy the owner/pilot a good steak dinner.
This would be for the Spring 2021. To late by now for any spraying this season to do any good.
This post was edited on 8/19/20 at 12:10 pm
Posted on 8/19/20 at 9:24 pm to boudinman
What b man says is correct. Spraying at minimum 3 times a year is a must, sometimes 5. Large trees would require aerial spraying.
Posted on 8/20/20 at 8:01 am to jeffsdad
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Large trees would require aerial spraying.
I have a rig that runs off my tractor PTO that sprays a easy 100'.
Problem, I am unable to do it anymore. Maybe next spring my daughter or SIL will find the time to take care of things.
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