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Good nut trees for this area?
I would like a nice nut tree for the yard, but I'm not real clear as to
what sort of tree would do well in this area. Any suggestions? Thanks! Richard |
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In article , Richard Addy wrote:
I would like a nice nut tree for the yard, but I'm not real clear as to what sort of tree would do well in this area. Any suggestions? Pecan trees do well. If you can keep the squirrels at bay, you can usually get a nice crop. |
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Yeah, pecan trees are nice, but doesn't it take a loooooooooooong time to
get production? "Don S" wrote in message . .. In article , Richard Addy wrote: I would like a nice nut tree for the yard, but I'm not real clear as to what sort of tree would do well in this area. Any suggestions? Pecan trees do well. If you can keep the squirrels at bay, you can usually get a nice crop. |
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Richard Addy wrote:
I would like a nice nut tree for the yard, but I'm not real clear as to what sort of tree would do well in this area. Any suggestions? Thanks! Richard Take a trip out to the "Cotton Plantation" off of Poole Road. One block away from the city on the left from the Beltline. Wake County Offices. Give it about two months and you will see some pecan trees yielding for free! (It's all free to visit). Craig |
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All nut trees are going to leave debris, so I'm not sure that there is a
nice nut tree "for the yard". For a tall hedge-type or accent bush, American hazelnut and Turkish trazel are growing very well for me. (They leave very little debris, mostly because they still aren't fruiting regularly, but there is no husk on a hazelnut.) Both spread out from the main plain over time, but slow enough to control through mowing or trimming. Chinese chestnut grows very well too. For the first six years there were no pests at all, but now there are some black catapillars that are going after the leaves. The debris is nasty dangerous to bare feet and ungloved hands, and the nuts have a more gamey taste than the European varieties, but they grow well and are palatable. The European, and Korean varieties don't survive the spring here, and probably wouldn't take the blight that killed the American variety off. I've got two American chestnuts too, but don't have great expectations for them. The two pecans I have in the back have been there for about 10 years, and don't show any signs of fruiting. I may need to fertilize with zinc and water, but they are way back on the property with the chestnuts. Twig girdlers seem to have an affinity for pecans, and any nibbled-off branches must be policed (and burned or transported off site) to control the pest. The trees can get large, and the former homeowner spaced them relatively close when they were planted, so the top growth may end up crowding. The two Italian Stone Pines in the front are doing reasonably well, but haven't produced a crop yet. They look like an ordinary pine, but just larger than Christmas tree height and stocky. The cones are a source of pignolas. One is crowded by an oak (bad placement choice on my part) and thinning to one side, the other is growing in true to form in full sunlight. Another South American nut I've had growing in pots is Monkey Puzzle. It's a very Jurassic Park looking tree - I think classified as a pine relative - with nuts about an inch long growing in cones. In pots they get root bound quickly and stop growing. In this area, the temperature may get close enough to their killing temperature to do them in, like figs, every several years unless somehow protected by proximity to a massive structure. Figs can grow into trees in this area. Mine haven't... they get killed back to the ground every couple of years, except for a few next to my house, which will eventually need to be moved. So mine happen to be more like bushes or a short spindly tree than a shade tree. Richard Addy wrote: I would like a nice nut tree for the yard, but I'm not real clear as to what sort of tree would do well in this area. Any suggestions? Thanks! Richard |
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We planted two pecan trees 7 years ago. They were about four feet tall
at the time. This year they both are bearing a few nuts. They're now about 18 feet tall. |
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I have 3 hickory trees in my back yard. Right now, I have so much
debris on the ground I don't dare walk around bare foot. Plus, my dog keeps a wary eye upwards when walking under them. Bonk! |
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