Excerpt from The Nut-Grower, Vol. 2: Devoted to the Interests of the National Nut-Growers' Association In a recent article by an expert in budding pecans, he says: "It is easy to understand why small trees, budded from choice varieties, cannot be sold for less than from $1.00 to $3.00 each, and, although these prices seem high, the work is unremunerative from the nurseryman's point of view." He might have said the same thing in regard to the grafted pecans; on account of the nature of the wood of the pecan tree, it is difficult and slow work, and most speculative in results. The work of pecan propagation, if done along the lines favorable to the propagation of the well understood apple and peach, will result in failure and disappointment, and until some method is proven which will give a greater per cent of success than the ones at present employed both in grafting and budding, the prices must remain apparently high. The pecan is usually regarded as being difficult to transplant. My experience is, that it bears transplanting as well as any other forest tree, but it takes about two years to recover; after that, with ordinary care, they make remarkable growth. By properly fertilizing, watering, pruning, etc., they can be forced to most vigorous growth and early bearing. Well authenticated instances are known where under these conditions they have borne nuts at six, and even four years. Terminal buds of grafts do not "take" as well as a section. Trees cut off at the ground to be grafted, when the graft does not "take," will send up a sprout from the root far stronger and more vigorous than the original tree; the same is true of the top grafting. One vigorous three year old tree, planted in a good place, was burned to the ground when the house was burned; it put up from the roots, and is the most vigorous tree in that part of the grove. I have found, in taking up one and two year old trees, that where the tap root had been injured or destroyed, they had put out two and sometimes three strong tap roots. I have also found the tap root coiled and twisted in a most remarkable shape without apparent injury to the tree. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Nut-Grower, Vol. 3: Devoted to the Interests of the National Nut-Growers' Association; August, 1904 In common with some others we have never fully accepted Mr. Halbert's theory that size rather than age determines the early hearing character of the pecan. Recently we saw a tree of small size bearing a heavy crop with large clusters, and were informed that. It had been hearing regularly for several years. The owner of the tree has promised to measure the present crop and report yield, which Will be given our readers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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