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Missouri Hardy Pecan Tree

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Description

Vigorous and productive. This seed-grown variety yields small pecans that make up for their size with rich flavor and high oil content. Heat-tolerant. Ripens from late September to late October. For proper pollination, plant two or more seedling pecan trees or plant with a grafted pecan tree like Starking® Hardy Giant™.

Characteristics

Bloom Color Green
Distance To Pollinator 75 - 250'
Fruit Color Brown
Fruit Size Small
Hardiness Zone Range 5 - 9
Pollination Pollinator Required
Ripens/Harvest Late September To Late October
Shade/Sun Full Sun
Soil Composition Loamy
Soil Moisture Well Drained
Soil pH Level 6.0 - 6.5
Texture Crunchy
Years to Bear 10 - 20

Zone Compatibility

This Variety's Zone Range 5 - 9
My Hardiness Zone ?
The USDA hardiness zones offer a guide to varieties that will grow well in certain climates. Each zone corresponds to the minimum winter temperatures experienced in a given area. Make sure that your hardiness zone lies within the zone compatibility range of this variety before ordering.

Pollination

This variety requires another one for adequate pollination.

Cross-pollination by a different variety is key to its growing and bearing success. Plant one of these varieties within 75 - 250' for best pollination.

Tools & Supplies

Having the proper tools and supplies when growing your own can make the difference between a good harvest and a great harvest! Here's a list that our experts recommend for this variety.

Planting & Care

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15 Questions
Why did you choose this?
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Hardiness

Leslie C

Because we have one pecan tree, and need this one to help it produce pecans

Joanne D
why do the nuts fall with the green husks still on them?
gary m.

That's very normal for hickory trees, including pecans. Longer, hotter summers with more time to ripen will tend to give the nuts more time to separate from the husk, but my experience is that most need to be hulled. Hit it gently with a hammer at the tip where the lines of the husk come together and it will separate readily. If it doesn't, it wasn't ripe.

Geoff Z
do the nuts fall off with the husks still green?
gary m.

Hi Gary, Thank you for asking this question. A ripe pecan nut is ready to harvest in the fall when the husk starts to split and the nut shell beneath the husk turns brown. You shouldn't pick nuts like you do apples or pears; instead, you encourage the tree to allow them to drop to the ground. If you need any further assistance with harvesting please see our growing guide for pecans. Your planting success is important to us!

Tabitha R.
How do these do in wet areas?
John B.

Mine occasionally get flooded with heavy rain, but seem to flourish. This means they stay pretty well drenched for 2 days. Otherwise, they are in full sun all day. Steve from Suffolk, VA

Steven R
Does Missouri Hardy Pecan have nuts with so called paper thin shell that are breakable in hands without use of a hammer or have a thick shell? I would be very grateful for answer.
Szymon

My trees are still small and have not produced nuts yet. I'm hoping to find out soon!

RODNEY W
Fertiity? What and when? For Missouri Hardy Pecan.
John D.

It normally takes two year's before you will get some nuts.

Johnny S
Will a second Missouri Hardy Pecan do the pollinating trick or must it be a different variety?
DIANE P

You can use the same variety for pollination with these.

TiffanyF
How do I put an order in for when pecan trees for Mascoutah illinois 62258 right next to St. Louis mo?
Patty

You can place the order online when they are available. You can enter in your shipping information online when checking out or you can call our customer service line to place an order during our hours of operation.

Titania N.
I have to groups of pecan with tree you recommend these tress are around 5 year old the have nevered produce pecan we have done every thing you recommend no pecan? ? Rawlie Greer Russellville, ky

Pecan trees take a very long time before they are old enough to bear. The Missouri Hardy pecan can take 10-20 years!

Tabitha R.
I live in west Ky, when 2 varieties would be best to allow cross pollination?
Jheldenbrand

Starking Hardy Giant would be a great pollinator. Here's a link to the page, if you'd like more information: //www.starkbros.com/products/nut-trees/pecan-trees/starking-hardy-giant-pecan

LeAnn
Will my hardy Missouri native Pecan trees polinate my Pawnee?
Carol P

The Missouri Hardy pecan tree's pollen shed time likely happens too late in the season to be an ideal pollen source for the Pawnee pecan tree's flowers. For reliability, I'd suggest a variety like Kanza or Lakota to go with your Pawnee.

SARAH D
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Rated 5 out of 5
Jan 29, 2020
My Missouri Hardy Pecan Trees story.
I live in Beavercreek, Ohio and purchased two Missouri Hardy Pecan trees from Stark Bros about 2001. Upon delivery I found what appeared to be two twelve inch long twigs with roots. I planted them in the spring following the attached directions. The trees did well and grew larger each year. However, I noticed immediately one of the trees had galls appearing on the leaves each year. After a few years I researched the issue and found out the galls were the results of Pecan Leaf Phylloxeria. Apparently, one tree was delivered with this insect already infecting it because this insect is not native to this area. I tried for years to clear the tree of this insect but failed. Then quite by accident in the early spring of 2014 I had some Beyer BioAdvanced Tree and Shrub Protect and Feed Concentrate left over after treating our ash trees for Emerald Bore and I applied it to the base of the infected pecan tree. It completely eliminated the Phylloxeria infestation. I applied the Beyer the following year to ensure complete removal of this pest. The tree has been insect free since then. It took about seven years before the trees began bearing pecans. Both trees are now humongous and rain down pecans in the fall. In the first few years after the trees began to bear the local squirrels which did not recognize this nut ignored them. Now it is a race between us and the squirrels to grab them in the fall.
EleEng
Rated 5 out of 5
Jun 4, 2018
its great!
My Pecan trees are doing very well, I bought them with the intention of bringing them to Nepal where I live and they made it through the 30 hours flight intact! one of them was bent in the luggage and stays that way till today but its perfectly fine! thank you!
Kevin B
Rated 5 out of 5
Jul 20, 2017
Good price and doing well in my area.
I purchased 4 of these trees over about a 3 year span. All but one of the trees lived. I kept them in a 5 gallon pot near the house for the 1st year so I could water them easier and keep an eye on them. I live in Northwest Arkansas, zone 7B - hot summers and mostly mild winters. My first two trees are about 8 years old now and I estimate them over 15 ft tall. Honestly I've never even fertilized these trees, just occasionally some water when it's dry and they've done great. My plan is to start fertilizing at the proper times I haven't seen any nuts yet but hope it won't be too long.
BRIAN W
Rated 5 out of 5
May 6, 2017
Growing like a weed
Have had this in the ground and all is well. Plant arrived happy and healthy and is doing well through this Spring. Hopefully in a few years it will be bearing well. Just like my other trees from Stark. Need to order another for the farm, this one is at my home.
Steve W
Rated 5 out of 5
Aug 20, 2016
Pecans doing Great
My pecan trees are doing great just waiting for my little treasures to start yielding
Shirley Kay D
Rated 5 out of 5
Aug 14, 2016
The young tree is doing fine.
This is the sThat tree is about 16 feet tall and bloomed for the first time last year. That was when I was made aware that I needed two of them to get nuts, so I ordered another and planted it about 60 feet away. I expected to not get any nuts for another ten years or so, but actually the older tree bloomed profusely this year and now has a few pecans on it. I am sure the production will be much better when the young tree gets old enough to bloom, also.
RON N
Rated 5 out of 5
May 30, 2016
Missouri Pecan
I purchased two trees which arrived in very goo health. Both produces leaves the same year I planted them, however this year one had apparently died where the other one has taken off like crazy. I may need to repurchase a tree but I love the pecan tree which not only will sometime produce wonderful nuts but very adequate shading.
SUSNA B
Rated 4 out of 5
May 5, 2016
gambled in zone 4
Where I live is in the southern part of zone 4 and I thought I would try and see if I could nurse this zone 5 tree. Unfortunately my experiment didn't work. No fault of the tree.
RANDY B
Rated 3 out of 5
May 23, 2019
Review
Overall I really like these trees. Unfortunately 2 of the 4 trees I purchased have yet to have bloomed. I am hoping they begin to get leaves on them soon otherwise I think they may have died.
Jonathan W
Rated 3 out of 5
Jun 24, 2017
Missouri Pecan
I bought this tree because I was fascinated with the idea that you could grow pecans in Northern Indiana after I saw a huge Pecan tree in a county park in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It has been difficult to get the trees established and I have had to replant and try a second time but I now have one tree through three winters and another through two winters.
MICHAEL J

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