WOLFE’S PECAN NURSERY 
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ROOT STOCK 
It is very important that plantings in our Western belt, including the irrigated 
west, should be of Western seed stock and western grown roots. They stand our west¬ 
ern conditions much better than those brought from the East. 
Look at the roots and sturdy tops. Good trees are cheap at any price. 
SOIL 
In the part of Texas and Oklahoma west of a line running through Tulsa, Denison, 
Dallas, Corsicana, and Gonzales, pecan soils should be of such a texture that they will 
have a high water holding capacity. In the summer, which is usually dry, the trees 
must rely upon stored water. We have two areas in this belt suitable for pecan plant¬ 
ing commercially besides the irrigated belt. 
The first area which is very desirable, is the upland flat which has at least 
twelve to eighteen inches of sandy soil, underlaid by a porous clay subsoil that roots 
nan penetrate. However, there should not be a water table closer than eight feet below 
the surface. 
The second area which is suitable for pecan planting is that of the river and creek 
bottom soils which are composed of silts and sandy loams that have a depth of at 
least 15 ft. and which are of such a texture that water will come to the tree from ad¬ 
joining areas by capillary action. 
