Commercial Fruit and Nuts
What pecan varieties should I plant?
Varieties selected for Mississippi are based on disease resistance and nut/meat quality. The primary varieties recommended for the Mississippi Delta are Owens and Kiowa, followed by Forkert, Cape Fear, and Choctaw. South Mississippi growers prefer Kiowa and Sumner as the primary varieties followed by: Melrose, Jackson, and Elliot.
Commercial Fruit and Nuts
- Are apricots grown in Mississippi?
- Can I make money growing pecans in Mississippi?
- Do pecan trees require pruning?
- How can I kill the weeds around my pecan tree?
- How far apart should I plant my pecan trees?
- How frequently and how much should I irrigate pecan trees?
- How quickly will pecans come into production?
- Is my soil good enough for pecans?
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- What can I do to improve the quality of my pecans?
- What method should be used to graft pecans?
- What pecan varieties should I plant?
- What varieties of blueberries should be grown?
- What varieties of muscadines should be grown?
- Why do my pecans not produce every year?