Oh my goodness, what have I done?
Forty Ultra Hardy Pecan trees just arrived at my doorstep. 40!
The trees look good. I have places for about 20 of them, and it looks like most of next week is tree planting time.
I don't want to package and mail them, but anyone who is close enough to drive over and pick one (or more) up, get in touch.
I've got James, Starking Hardy Giant, Colby, and Peruque.
Everybody says I can't grow pecans in Central Oregon, but they told me I couldn't grow peaches and apricots, either. So, what the heck, I am going to give it a try.
I am sure you allready know this, but I will give you my experience with Pecans.
I leave mine in a white plastic bag in the sun until they really start to bud. Pecans can be very hard to break their dormancy.
I just got in a 100 more & will be planting in the next week or so.
Gl & we will see how many we have in about 15-20 years.
Xroads, I know absolutely nothing about pecan trees. I'll be learning as I go, so any advice will be carefully considered and much appreciated.
The only thing I know about pecans is that an abandoned walnut grove near where I once lived was invested with worms and the nuts ruined. So I assume that there will have to be some sort of insect control for the pecan trees if I want nuts.
The varieties I got are suppose to be hardy to -5, and one of the varieties to -25. So I think I can keep the trees alive, or at least one of the varieties. They get nuts up into Canada, so I am optimistic.
And, what the heck, you never know what will work until you try. The trees weren't expensive, and I've got plenty of time to wait and see.
Wow. Planting 100 pecan trees at a time. But, the price of pecan nutmeats goes up and up and up. By the time yours have a harvest, they might be priced about the same level as gold.
[quote="Oregon Woodsmoke":oi55jo0v] Wow. Planting 100 pecan trees at a time. But, the price of pecan nutmeats goes up and up and up. By the time yours have a harvest, they might be priced about the same level as gold. [/quote:oi55jo0v]
And ya can’t eat Gold! …or you probably shouldn’t 
I suspect there’s going to be a serious and hopefully long-lasting return to growing our own food. I’d suggest folks comb their neighborhoods, be they city blocks or neighboring hillsides to ‘discover’ – or rediscover what grows. Books are fun, and nursery catalogs are inspirational, but existing trees are rock-solid evidence of what works. …figure out where you could come by some rootstock and what (if anything) is pollinating it - then learn to or have someone make your own!
Long ago inspired by Jim Gilbert of (Northwood’s) One Green World, Jim described riding his bicycle through Portland neighborhoods doing just that. …before moving on to do the same in Russia! Drawn to fruit trees and gardens, I’ve learned a lot – and as indicated here - every gardener’s ready to share! I’ve got apple trees from scions collected while meter-reading in a small town – all I had to do was ask (and explain grafting...) I’ve also propagated apples from century old fruit trees on long abandoned local homesteads; though one source is gone – it’s progeny live on!
…OK, I’m off the rails, again. Keep us posted Oregon Woodsmoke, and keep in mind; along with the Home Orchard Society’s founder, Larry McGraw, you’re a Pioneer on the East Side! ...guess we are out West as well 
Oh my aching back.
We planted 16 pecan trees and put 12 more into pots 2 days ago..... and then watched them get pelted with hail all day yesterday (sigh).
Half a dozen people said they would take trees and then never showed up. One person did show up and took 2 of them.
The remaining trees are heeled in, and I have to find some place to plant them.
The trees are only about 18 inches tall, but the tap root on most of them is already too big to fit in a 10 gallon pot, which is all I had for them. I have a few 17 gallon muck buckets, but they aren't any taller than the 10 gallon nursery pots. Not to mention that I can barely move the 10 gallon planters. I can't budge a 17 gallon filled with wet dirt.
I sure hope that air pruning really works. I cut a hole dead center in the bottom of the pots and stuck the tap root through it. Then the pots are set off the ground.
I will try to get them in the ground as quickly as possible, but the trees that are heeled in get planted first.
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