True Root Nursery

Ultra Northern Pecan Seedling Bareroot

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)!

$26.00

Size

28 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, begins bearing at 10+ years.

Shipping: Every year we ship thousands of plants across Canada. We carefully bag roots in damp sawdust, then box them and send them out via courier. CLICK HERE to see our shipping policy.

Pick-up: We also have thousands of trees picked up from our nursery each year. The pick-up options is free, though you must wait until you have been emailed a confirmation that your order is ready to pick up, which will have further information such as hours, locations, etc.

Un-grafted plants (berries, seedlings and vines) are graded by year. We follow industry standard. Species specific details will soon be updated to give you a clearer idea of size, as there can be a very large variation by species.

dad cracking his own Ontario-grown pecan nuts

Ultra Northern Pecan Seedling Bareroot

$26.00

$26.00

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