by Robbie Jones | Jul 2, 2021
One common question I have received over the years is, “I have these pecan trees and I want to get them back into production, what should I do?” According to Dr. Pete Anderson, UF/IFAS Emeritus Horticulture Specialist, most of Florida’s pecan trees are in orchards...
by Matt Lollar | Jan 15, 2021
Whether you are starting an orchard or planting a few pecan trees to diversify your small farm, there are a number of things you should consider first such as recommended cultivars (cultivated varieties), tree spacing, and nutrition. Although there are a lot of...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 15, 2019
This week’s featured video was produced by the Weather Channel to share the stories of Bud Baggett, Jackson County Crop Farmer, and a Georgia Pecan Grower, who are still trying to pick up the pieces of their devastated operations five months after Hurricane...
by Peter C. Andersen | Nov 2, 2018
Pete Andersen, Horticulture Specialist, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy The pecan (Carya illinoenensis, family Juglandaceae) is native to the Mississippi floodplain of North America. Pecan trees are not well adapted to withstand hurricane...
by Danielle Sprague | Sep 21, 2018
This year’s UF/IFAS Florida Pecan Field Day took place on Thursday, September 13, 2018 at the Jefferson County Extension Office in Monticello, Florida. Extension specialists from Florida and Georgia provided growers from across the state with information about...
by Matthew Orwat | Aug 24, 2018
Bare limb tips and clusters of webbing in pecan trees are often the first sign that fall is right around the corner. This webbing is caused by clusters of the larvae of the Fall Webworm (Hyphantria cunea (Drury)) which is often also called Pecan Webworm. “Fall...
