5 Tips for Getting Involved in the Industry
So, you’ve taken the first step. You decided to enter the pecan industry. Maybe that means you bought some pecan trees and have land to plant them on. Or perhaps you started shopping for materials to build a shelling and cleaning facility. But now what? After deciding to become a grower or sheller, you may...
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Developmental Pruning of Nursery Pecan Trees
I feel truly fortunate and blessed to have been born into the pecan industry and to have been able to make a living at something I truly love to do. It has not always been easy, but it has been gratifying. I was also fortunate to have a mentor to encourage me early on. My...
Read moreGreen is Good isn’t It?
As a small grower in northern Oklahoma with no formal education in the art of growing pecans, I learn volumes every year through experience and observation. And every year there are things that are different, unexpected and not always understood. 2010 was no exception. For example, this year we harvested some of the largest and...
Read moreGetting Your Crop from Tree to Pie May Require Flexibility
We are considered to be a small grower. We have a ‘Maramec’ orchard that produced slightly over 20,000 pounds in 2009 with a potential of 40,000 pounds annually when the smaller trees mature. Although small, I take pecan production very seriously. Our orchard is primarily random. I began grafting existing sprouts in 1979. The annual...
Read moreFrom The Tree To The Pie: One Grower’s Adventure
We are considered to be a small grower. We have a ‘Maramec’ orchard that produced slightly over 20,000 pounds in 2009 with a potential of 40,000 pounds annually when the smaller trees mature. Although small, I take pecan production very seriously. Our orchard is primarily random. I began grafting existing sprouts in 1979. The annual...
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