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| About the Author Anthony Plainland 30th March 2018 8:09pm #UserID: 9188 Posts: 92 View All Anthony's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fruitylicious1 says... Hi Anthony Pecan can produce nuts on its own but oftentimes of minimal and inferior in quality. If you want decent high quality nuts you must plant another variety to cross pollinate your Apache. Your tree is in group B (protogynous) meaning its flower is pistil receptive first (ready to receive a male pollen) before shedding it's own male pollen. You may want a variety from group A (protandrous) which will shed its pollen first before its female flowers becomes receptive. It's wind pollinated so it's beneficial to plant A & B varieties alternately for better cross pollination. Since yours is a B type you will need A types like Caddo, Cherokee, Cape fear, Cheyenne, Desirable and Pawnee. Just double check the pecan pollination chart to make sure. Happy gardening :-) | About the Author Fruitylicious1 TAMWORTH,2340,NSW 1st April 2018 5:46am #UserID: 16885 Posts: 709 View All Fruitylicious1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Markmelb MOUNT WAVERLEY,3149,VIC 1st April 2018 5:04pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Anthony says... The tag on the plant clearly states that they are Apache seedlings. I assumed that Daley’s know what they are selling🤔. Like I said, the trees are more for shade than anything else but nuts would be a bonus. There are a couple of large pecan plantations nearby, so I might graft a few down the track(or get someone who knows what they’re doing to graft them for me) . Thanks for the info. 👍 | About the Author Anthony Plainland 1st April 2018 7:36pm #UserID: 9188 Posts: 92 View All Anthony's Edible Fruit Trees |
Markmelb says... Yes they are seedlings from an Apache tree pollinated by whatever is nearby making it a Hybrid so isnt true to type - a grafted tree is - It is probably wrong then to call it that on a tag but it probably will be vigorous and grow much larger than a grafted one. I planted 2 in a one hole to reduce growth last spring - Cape Fear & Mohawk - both growing quite well - soon put on my edibles page | About the Author Markmelb MOUNT WAVERLEY,3149,VIC 2nd April 2018 5:47pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Anthony Plainland 5th April 2018 7:13pm #UserID: 9188 Posts: 92 View All Anthony's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fruitylicious1 says... Hi Anthony Since yours is a seedling you will not know what pollination type will it belong until it starts to flower unless it was self pollinated which is possible. Will it follow the pollinator parent or the pollen recipient parent? To be safe plant both types to ensure higher nut set success. And yes, there is a possibility that they can cross pollinate each other in the future because some might be type A like one of their parents and some type B like one of their ancestor. So it's a lucky draw including the quality of the produce. Like what I've said earlier, if you demand higher success with regards to pollination and better quality of nuts, it's prudent to buy grafted known cultivars of both types. But if you are an adventurous soul just let nature dictate it's course by not adding anything to your current collection of pecan hybrids. Like Forrest Gump said 'It's (seedlings) like a Box of Chocolate, You'll Never know what's you gonna get'. Happy gardening :-) | About the Author Fruitylicious1 TAMWORTH,2340,NSW 6th April 2018 9:59pm #UserID: 16885 Posts: 709 View All Fruitylicious1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Anthony PLAINLAND,4341,QLD 10th April 2018 7:51pm #UserID: 9188 Posts: 92 View All Anthony's Edible Fruit Trees |
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