Pecans
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Below are a few words from Dr. Lenny Wells, UGA Pecan Specialist, about bark flaking off. I get calls every year about ‘Desirable’ pecan trees on which the bark is peeling off or sloughing off in large chunks. While it occurs on other cultivars, this is a common occurrence and yet another quirk of ‘Desirable’.…
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Dr. Lenny Wells, UGA Pecan Specialist, has this information to pass on to pecan producers. The American Pecan Board has released a draft of the Federal marketing order for pecans. It can be found at the link below: Source: American Pecan Board Releases Draft of Federal Marketing Order for Pecans
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A pecan grafting clinic will be held at the UGA Ponder Research Farm pecan orchard on Tuesday April 21, 2015. Grafting techniques discussed will be 4-flap or banana grafting and bark grafting. The grafting clinic will begin at 10:00 a.m. See below for directions: UGA Ponder Farm Directions 28 Ty Ty Whiddon Mill RD Ty…
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Below are some thoughts from Lenny Wells, UGA Pecan Specialist, on fungicide programs in pecan. The following 8-spray fungicide schedule is provided as an example of one option to use for pecan scab management in light of the emerging scab insensitivity issues surrounding some of our fungicides. Since Tin is such an integral part of our fungicide arsenal for…
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Lenny Wells, UGA Pecan Horticulturalist, discusses some great points about fertilization of young pecan trees. Below are his thoughts on this subject. Most soils on which new pecan orchards are established here in Georgia are old row crop fields or cleared pine land. In the case of row crop fields, soil levels of P and…
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The UGA Pecan School will be held on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center from 8:00 am-noon. This activity was formerly known as Pecan “Scout” School and is held every other year. The goal of this gathering is to cover the basics of pecan production. Topics covered will be pecan cultivars, …
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County agents get questions about renovating old pecan orchards on a regular basis. Dr. Lenny Wells, UGA Pecan Specialist, discusses some very good points to consider in his blog post below. https://site.extension.uga.edu/pecan/2015/01/renovating-older-pecan-orchards/
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