
How to grow pecan
Carya illinoinensis
When to plant pecan
NC State Extension describes pecan as a deep-taprooted deciduous tree that is difficult to transplant, so the planting site should be chosen with its large mature size in mind. It gives no planting date; set out dormant bare-root stock in early spring while the soil is workable.
Pecan is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Spacing
- 480 to 900 in apart
- Sun
- Full sun
Common problems
- pecan scab
- aphids
- pecan weevil
- stink bugs
- twig girdler
- brittle wind prone branches
Sources
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