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.

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.

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 ...

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

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 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.

The Moses pecan farm in Uvalda, Georgia was battered by Hurricane Helene, losing all of its pecan-producing trees.

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.