True Root Nursery

Potted Ultra Northern Pecan Seedling

Available only for pick-up at nursery.

Species: Carya illinoinensis 

History: Pecan enthusiasts John Gordon and Gary Fernald, determined to get pecans to ripen regularly in Ontario, collected nuts and and grafting material from the earliest ripening pecan trees along the northern edge of their range in Iowa and Missouri. These were grown and tested at Grimo Nut Nursery and the best were chosen to form the Ultra Northern pecan strain.

Why We Grow It: Considering the amount of hard work that went into bringing these trees to Ontario, it's hard to turn down the ability to have a pecan tree in your own backyard. Like a regular pecan, the nuts can be used in a variety of ways for cooking and baking, such as the persimmon and pecan cookies Steph made (see pictures)!

$30.00

Size:

8 low in stock

Fruit Traits:

Recommended Use: Cooking, baking

Fruit Size:

Storage: Keep up to nine months in the fridge

Harvest: October

Tree Traits:

Canadian Hardiness Zone: 5b

Soil Preferance: Rich loam

Flowering Time:

Pollination Requirements: Requires at least one other pecan tree for pollination in order to produce nuts. Pecan trees are divided into Type 1 and Type 2 trees for pollination depending on when their flowers release and are receptive to pollen. Both are needed for pollination but the seedlings will be too young for us to know which is which.

Sun/Shade Requirements: Full sun (approx. 8-10 hours of sun daily)

General Growth Habit: Tree reaches 20-22m tall

Reminder: Potted plants are available for pick-up only!

Potted plants vary in size and age, but we typically pot berries and smaller seedlings in 1-3 gal pots and larger grafted trees in 5-16 gal pots.

  • 1g pots - 1-3ft tall
  • 2g or 3g pots - 1.5-3ft tall
  • 5g pots - 3-7ft tall
  • 8g pots - 4-7ft tall
  • 16g pots - 6-8ft tall

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