Expert growers teach how to make a pecan tree produce year after year. Consider the pecan tree growth rate and harvest schedule before planting your own trees.

A tree shaker is used to harvest pecans at Knight Creek Pecan Farms in 2021. Pecan trees can be grouped into basically two categories: native and improved varieties. Stephen Pingry, Tulsa World ...

Pecan trees are shaking as growers harvest pecans in Missouri. During harvest, mechanical shakers are clamped around the tree trunks.

ABOVE: A tree shaker is used to harvest pecans at Knight Creek Pecan Farms in 2021. Pecan trees can be grouped into basically two categories: native and improved varieties.

Exceptional drought, prolonged summer heat and a large crop last year point toward a below-average pecan harvest this year.

Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service in McLennan County is hosting a ‘Pecan Field Day’ for Central Texans Tuesday to teach them how to improve their pecans ahead of harvest season.

He said that it isn’t abnormal for pecan trees to produce a different amount of nuts from year-to-year, and that scientists don’t fully understand why the trees produce in the quantities they do.

Texas pecan orchards were expected to produce a mixed bag of results amid good prices and strong demand, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.

Pecan trees are dying across Central Texas during the second-hottest summer on record, prompting farmers to consider the future of the beloved state tree.

The Baucum Nut House pecan orchard is home to four different varieties of pecans, which allows them to extend their harvest season. Pecan trees need two varieties for cross pollination.