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 ...

First come the "shakers" — tractorlike vehicles with large mechanical pincers extending from the front that grab and shake the trees, causing ripe nuts to rain down all around.

If you suspect you have pecan weevil in your residential pecan trees, contact your local County Cooperative Extension Office. Chaves County residents may contact Sandra Barraza at 575-622-3210.

Art Sanders poses for a photo in front of his 35-acre 800-tree pecan orchard Friday outside of West Point. While the trees were dormant when the photo was taken, Sanders said he had just finished ...

The peach trees had a ten-year life span; and once they died, the pecan trees were ready to begin producing. From November through January, pecans are harvested using a specialized shaker to dislodge ...

Michael Bowles uses his tree shaker to get the pecans to fall on the ground at the Vaughn Family Pecan Farm on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024 in Scottsburg, Ind. Clare Grant/Courier Journal ...

Admittedly, pecan trees have many flaws; however, they can be a valuable as an heirloom. Take time to consider your site and other cultural factors before proceeding with this endeavor.

ABOVE: A tree shaker is used to harvest pecans at Knight Creek Pecan Farms in 2021. Pecan trees can be grouped into basically two categories: native and improved varieties.

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The Algonquin coined the term pecan from the word "pacane," which means a nut that needs to be cracked with a stone. By the 1950s, Georgia was the country's leading producer of pecans and remains ...