Caddo Pecan Tree

Caddo is one of the most productive pecan varieties available — a USDA-developed cultivar from a Brooks × Alley cross made in 1922 or 1923 at the U.S. Pecan Field Station in Philema, Georgia, and released in 1968 after testing at the USDA program in Brownwood, Texas. Its most remarkable quality is one that most high-yield pecan varieties don’t share: nut quality remains consistently high even in mature trees under heavy crop loads, with slender kernels of attractive golden color that maintain their quality and appearance year after year. A top producer in Zones 6–10 with October harvest and proven multi-generational longevity.

Quality That Holds — Even Under Heavy Yields in Mature Trees

Most pecan varieties show declining nut quality as tree maturity and crop load increase — larger harvests often come at the expense of kernel fill, color, and overall quality. Caddo is the exception. Its nut quality remains consistently high even as yields are substantial and the tree matures, making it one of the most reliably productive varieties in terms of both quantity and quality maintained simultaneously over the long life of the tree.

Slender Golden Kernels — Attractive and Consistently High Quality

Caddo’s medium-sized nuts have slender kernels with an attractive gold color that makes them visually appealing at harvest and well-suited for baking, roasting, and fresh eating. The consistent appearance and quality across harvests — rather than the variable performance seen in less stable varieties — reflects the careful USDA breeding work that went into developing Caddo over decades of selection and testing.

A USDA Legacy Variety — Developed 1922, Released 1968

Caddo carries the pedigree of the USDA pecan breeding program — one of the most rigorous and respected stone fruit and nut breeding programs in American agricultural history. The Brooks × Alley cross was made at the Philema, Georgia field station and the resulting variety was tested and released through Brownwood, Texas after decades of evaluation. That institutional rigor and extended testing period is part of what makes Caddo’s performance characteristics so well-documented and dependable.

Why Growers Choose Caddo

• Top producer — consistently high yields in Zones 6–10
• Quality holds under heavy yields — nut quality stays high even as tree matures and crops are large
• Slender golden kernels — attractive, consistently high-quality nuts
• USDA pedigree, Brooks × Alley cross — developed 1922/23, released 1968 after rigorous testing
• October harvest — reliable mid-season timing across a wide zone range
• Multi-generational longevity — pecan trees continue bearing for over a century

Protandrous Type I