Pee-can trees

[canesisters]

Down here we call them pee-cans, up north y'all (wrongly) call them pee-cauns..... But regardless of what you call them, I need some advice.
I picked up 2 a couple of weeks ago. I had no intention of getting them .... but adding 2 more got me the 'buy 5 & get 1/2off' deal.. Sooo
I NEED to get them planted ASAP... like TODAY. We had a bunch of rain last night & most of the morning so that will make digging those big holes a little better.

Any advice about location??
How about protecting them from deer??
Problems to watch out for??

 

[Ridgerunner]

They grow pretty slow, don't expect any pecans for 8 to 10 years. But they can grow very tall, they make beautiful trees. So give them some room, don't plant too close to buildings. I do not consider them a trashy tree, they do not drop a lot of limbs, but their blooms are those tassel things. They will clog up a gutter.

Deer would walk past plum trees to eat pecans. But they likes pear and cherry better. It may depend on your deer. and of course squirrel are a problem once they start bearing.

Webworms and tent caterpillars liked mine.

 

[Carol Dee]

GoodLuck, DH would love to grow then here. But IA is not well suited to them. Right now he struggles with peach and english walnuts.

 

[valley ranch]

I love pecan pie !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[6884]

At our old house we had 10 that were huuuuuge! They would produce a good crop of pecans every 2 years, but bloomed every year. Frost got them a lot of times, and bugs would get to them. Ridge is right, the little tassel things were a pain in the butt, and would carpet the ground. Other than that they were pretty maintenance free. Oh yea, the big trees would drop a bunch of limbs in a big wind.

 

[valley ranch]

Pecan are, maybe the hardest nut to remove from the shell intact ```

 

[baymule]

In Texas we pronounce it puh-KAHNS
Whatever you call them, they are YUMMY!

 

[canesisters]

I love pecan pie !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's why I picked them as my add-ins. My sister makes a bunch of pies every Christmas.

 

[flowerbug]

love pecans! with tart dried cherries added to chocolate chip cookies.

no experience in growing them - i don't think they survive the rosts this far north.

ah, i see they have some claimed to survive MI but i bet they mean southern MI...

https://gardenerspath.com/plants/fruit-trees/pecan/

 

[seedcorn]

Up north pee cans have a whole different meaning........not one I would want to eat...

Not from Texas-we call them pa cons. Some pe con.