Unique Tree Leads To New Georgia Pecan Variety

A South Georgia pecan tree was the runt of a batch that was planted 20 years ago. Since then, the Monitor's Rick Treptow reports, it's been proven to have such great characteristics, that the future of the entire pecan industry could radically change. Here's Rick's story.

[peggywright]

I am a Pecan lover. And the pecan tree has been gifted by the nature of God. Thank you for this report. (Signed: Georgina by bifth)

[GoneCarnivore]

Mine grow so slow my grandkids will probably never see them produce a nut.

[staziakviking]

How has this held up over time? Never heard of it until now.

[hihoney]

Nice video, and do you have a contact to buy a couple of grafted trees? I have 2 trees now but would like a couple more. Thanks

[williamfowler]

the Mahan pecans tree is the source of all paper shell improved variety's we have today. the Mahan pecan tree was discovered in Indianola MS, the pecan was a paper shell natural mutation, the tree was dug up in the late 1800's or early 1900's and moved to Florida where the species was propagated into the improved variety's we have today. the pawnee is a very old propagation of the Mahan.

[IsaacWhiteman]

Are they paper shell aka soft shell Pawnee Pecan species ?.How much for a sack full of them if they are soft shell paper shell Pawnee Pecan trees if s/o live in n.w., Ga. zip. 30720 ?.

[Qingeaton]

I would trade a stick of scion wood of the tree I bred some 22 years ago (Lucas x creek) "Tracey"
For a stick of this, to see how it does in Mid Missouri. I have noticed that our native trees bear more evenly than our grafted trees, they tend less toward the 2 year cycles. Also, the first 5 or 6 years of cropping tend to be yearly because leaf area still dominates nut yield. Thanks for the video.