Despite their native durability, pecan trees are notorious for pest problems. Here are some of the common problems and solutions for home gardeners: Fall webworms — Known for the large webs they ...

Last year was a frustrating pecan year for many – the early first freeze in October caused a lot of shucks to not open up, reducing yields. Pecans are a beautiful tree and a delicious crop but are a ...

Lots of folks want to know how to get their pecan tree to produce a crop each year. Unfortunately, it’s not practical or even realistic. Afterall, commercially produced pecans are mostly grown in ...

GARDEN RIDGE, Texas – A fallen pecan tree limb sent a local man to the hospital Sunday. From his hospital bed, Juan Cantu remembered trying to cut the broken branch when the whole limb snapped and ...

Fruit trees, pecan trees and other nut plants can be grown with great success and relatively few problems. However, I’m often asked about how to control pecan scab, peach leaf curl, borers and poor ...

Dear Roger: I am ready to buy my pecan trees. You promised when I called you in September that you would write again about trees that don’t get scab. — Pete Simpson, Lillington. Dear Pete: I wrote ...

Insect galls on pecan leaves will damage but not kill the tree. Shade trees are extremely important to most landscapes, providing aesthetic and functional design elements. Landscapes would be void of ...

Most of Mississippi’s pecan producers are reporting fair to good crops for 2025, but the dry summer weather and disease ...

While most Mississippi pecan producers are reporting fair to good crops, dry summer weather and disease reduced harvest at ...