Thread: Ok Fellas its F stands for Fertilizer February

I aint pruned mine in a couple years but I guess I should they are starting to dag the ground. This is a good time to do that as well.

Cappy,

Read your blog...so you recommend the triple 13 and zinc for pecan trees? I have only one wild pecan tree, produces nuts every year, not very big ones mind you, but this past year had really bad leaf gall, and very few pecans. Any suggestions?

Well I aint no expert for sure and your county agent is a free service for ya. I do know however that pecans need lots of zinc and my usta be sugar cane field of a yard is poor of it. Zinc is good for stopping black spots on the nuts and such and generally fortifying and making the tree healthier so It couldn't hurt. Those small native pecans are tough to crack but can be very rich and oily nuts and very good. There are several growing along the river around here that were planted back in plantation days. The nuts are small and hard but very good.

Originally Posted by Squiggyfreud

Cappy,

Read your blog...so you recommend the triple 13 and zinc for pecan trees? I have only one wild pecan tree, produces nuts every year, not very big ones mind you, but this past year had really bad leaf gall, and very few pecans. Any suggestions?

Leaf galls are fairly common on trees and scrubs - a plant tissue developed from the activity of insects or fungi. Won't hurt the trees at all, and won't effect the production of the fruit/nut. The black stuff on the pecans is natural. Tannins produced, and is something we deal with in dealing with large trees. With my trees in excess of 60 - 100 feet tall, the tannin is everywhere during fruit/nut production. Falls on the vehicles outside, garden bench, other plants/flowers, everywhere. Everything is black. After all is done, I always do a serious pressure washing.