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ChantelleGrows starts with ... Should Pecan 'Shoshonii' be planted upwind of 'Cheyenne' or the other way around? I'm planting these two cultivars 20m apart on my Sydney property and I've been reading that one will be the primary pollinator of the other, so I'd like to maximise pollination by optimising the positioning. Thanks for your help! Source: https://www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/growing-pecans-in-canberra-isnt-nutty-20140512-384qz | About the Author ChantelleGrows Lindfield 20th March 2018 12:33pm #UserID: 18158 Posts: 4 View All ChantelleGrows's Edible Fruit Trees |
Fruitylicious1 says... Hi Chantelle As shown in the 'Pecan Pollination Chart' Shoshonii is the pollinator because its pollen shed significantly overlaps the pistil receptivity of your Cheyenne pecan. In my opinion based on the pollination chart Shoshonii the pollinator should be placed on the upwind site, and your Cheyenne should be on the receiving end (downwind) to maximize cross pollination. On the downside your Cheyenne pecan have a very limited chance to pollinate your Shoshonii because Shoshonii's pistil receptivity doesn't coincide with Cheyenne's pollen shedding times unless you plant a third variety (Owens or Pawnee) coinciding with Shoshonii's pistil receptivity with the 3rd cultivars' pollen shedding. If in doubt, please double check the pecan pollination chart. Happy gardening :-) | About the Author Fruitylicious1 TAMWORTH,2340,NSW 21st March 2018 7:04pm #UserID: 16885 Posts: 709 View All Fruitylicious1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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ChantelleGrows says... Thanks Fruitilicious that’s helpful! I can understand the pollination charts now with your info. For anyone else reading this who might find it helpful, here’s the link: http://www.lsuagcenter.com/NR/rdonlyres/4447193D-D08A-47A2-B976-B992EB90B04A/46908/Pollinationchartforpecancultivars1.pdf | About the Author ChantelleGrows Lindfield 22nd March 2018 8:36pm #UserID: 18158 Posts: 4 View All ChantelleGrows's Edible Fruit Trees |
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