General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 50 to 100 feet
Plant Spread: 30 to 75 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Shade Tree
Edible Parts: Seeds or Nuts
Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Wind
Miscellaneous: Monoecious

Common names
  • Northern Pecan
  • Pecan

Comments:
  • Posted by flaflwrgrl (North Fl. - Zone 8b) on Aug 28, 2014 5:12 PM concerning plant:
    Ivey is a type 2 pollinator requiring a type 1 pollinator for nut production.
    I.C. Ivey of Boston, Ga. introduced Ivey and it is a seedling of Frotscher.
    Ivey was in trials by the University of Georgia College of Agricultural Sciences. It was in the "Young Variety Test," which you can read about here:
    http://www.caes.uga.edu/commod......
    Cultural practices were very different in the 1950's, and the data reflect the care the trees received at an early age.
    Average 42 nuts per pound and average 48% kernel.
    Ivey produces a large nut with an extremely thin shell. Unfortunately, the kernels do not properly fill the shells and they are of low quality.
    Ivey is not recommended for planting.

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