Drowning Rusty's Nuts

[lazer128]

For those of you who didn't know...Rusty sent me some pecans from one of his trees. I am going to attempt to root them and see what happens.

I made a cage out of some rabbit wire to try to keep varmits from taking them off.



As I've read, they need to be soaked in running water. I placed the basket in a creek on the property.



I'll keep you posted as they sprout and I transplant them in to containers.

Anybody need a tree that produces Rusty nuts?

[Brosia]

oooh, a pecan tree! That would be awesome!

[Vicious Ignernt]

Depends...

Are they PEE-Can trees, or peh-Khan trees?

There's a difference...

But, then again, I'm ignernt.;)

[David M.]

That's funny, I thought EVERYTHING was bigger in Texas! Those look like standard pecans to me. I figured Texas pecans would look like footballs...

[lazer128]

Depends...

Are they PEE-Can trees, or peh-Khan trees?

There's a difference...

But, then again, I'm ignernt.;)

As far as I am concerned, these are PEE-cans! :D

That's funny, I thought EVERYTHING was bigger in Texas! Those look like standard pecans to me. I figured Texas pecans would look like footballs...

They are small and more round than football shaped. Rusty claims this is the Texas State Tree. Will be interesting to see if they will grow here. They taste pretty good. I have a Bro.-I.-L. that has a 180 acre pecan orchard. I am going to see if he is interested in trying these out where storms and time have knocked out some of his. Shoot, these things may get as big as apples here where we have good soil. Will be fun to try and make a few.

[Rustyshakelford]

As far as I am concerned, these are PEE-cans! :D



They are small and more round than football shaped. Rusty claims this is the Texas State Tree. Will be interesting to see if they will grow here. They taste pretty good. I have a Bro.-I.-L. that has a 180 acre pecan orchard. I am going to see if he is interested in trying these out where storms and time have knocked out some of his. Shoot, these things may get as big as apples here where we have good soil. Will be fun to try and make a few.

It is Puh-con. These are real native, non-hybred puh-cons. They are the way nature intended. Most of what you see out there are either papershell puh-cons or some other cross breed. These are the real deal, and taste different. At least to me.

They may grow real welll there. The desert is not really the best place to grow them, but in swamps of East Texas they do really well.

[RossA]

And when the trees are mature and a storm blows down some branches, NOTHING makes sweet barbeque smoke like puh-CAWN wood.

[lazer128]

Update

I am guilty of not checking on the wire basket of nuts in a few days....OK...since I put them in the creek. Just went down there and the basket was missing. I found it up on the bank, high and dry and the nuts had already stated to split. Looks like the work of a koon. :cool: I put them back in the creek and used more and heavier rocks this time. I planned ahead for something like this and still have about half of them here in the house. I'll get another chance if they don't germinate.