"Harold E. Robbins" wrote in message
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Anyone have any advice for feeding Pecan trees? Mine is pretty anemic
and I thought a good nutritional feeding might help. Your advice would
be appreciated.

This page is not coming up for me right now, but it is what I am
following for the trees in our park.
http://www.heirloomgardenexperts.com...ruit-trees.htm

Basically, nitrogen fertilizer and zinc are applied in February/March and
again in May/June. I'm using used coffee grounds (about 200 lbs. per tree),
an Epsom salt drench (1lb. per tree in 6 gallons of water) and
alfalfa/compost tea (to be applied this week, late). I'm not interested in
pecan production at this time.
It is also suggested to mulch around the tree and keep it watered.

HOME FRUIT PRODUCTION - PECANS
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/e...can/pecan.html

Mature Trees - Nitrogen

Apply 1 pound (2 cups) of 21-0-0 or 33-0-0 for each inch of trunk diameter
in late March before bud break.

Zinc

Frequent zinc sprays are essential for rapid tree growth. Trees deficient in
zinc usually have small, weak leaves,

ORGANIC PECAN AND FRUIT TREE PROGRAM
http://www.aehf.com/articles/GarrettOrgTree.htm
FERTILIZING PROGRAM FOR PECANS AND FRUIT TREES




Round #1 February 1-15 - organic fertilizer @ 20 lbs./1,000 sq. ft. (i.e.
Garden-Ville, GreenSense, Bioform Dry, MaestroGro, Sustane or natural meals.
Lava sand at 80 lbs./1,000 sq. ft., and Wheat bran/Cornmeal Soil Amendment
at 50 lbs./1,000 sq. ft.

Round #2 June 1-15 - organic fertilizer @ 10 lbs./1,000 sq. ft and Texas
greensand @ 40-80 lbs./1,000 sq. ft. or soft rock phosphate at the same rate
if in acid soils.

Round #3 September 15-30 - organic fertilizer @ 10 lbs./1,000 sq. ft., and
sul-po-mag @ 20 lbs./1,000 sq. ft.

Note: Once soil health has been achieved, round #3 can be omitted..


http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC1356.htm
Zinc nutrition is especially important in pecan production. Zinc deficiency
is called rosette. The most common and noticeable symptoms of rosette are
bronzing and mottling of leaves; early defoliation; dead twigs in tops of
trees;

Zinc needs are best determined by a laboratory analysis of leaf samples
taken in late July or early August