planting but may be grown almost anywhere a tree is 
wanted, along fence rows or in vacant places. Pecan 
trees are ideal for shade trees as they are not bothered by 
insects and do not shed their leaves until after severe 
frost. 
BUDDED OR GRAFTED TREES BEAR EARLY 
Many have the belief that a pecan tree must be fifteen 
or twenty years old before it will bear. This belief is 
based on seedling trees, which is true with them, but not 
so with a budded or grafted tree. 
The early and prolific bearing of budded or grafted 
trees is not just the effects of budding or grafting but 
because the varieties listed herein are from parent trees 
that are known to have heavy and consistent bearing 
records for a number of years back. 
I do not propagate from any tree until I have reliable 
information this is true, and where possible watch the 
annual bearing of these trees myself. 
In planting trees listed in this catalog you have the 
advantage of knowing that these varieties have been 
carefully selected and proven themselves worthy. Fur¬ 
thermore my trees in mother block budded from these 
parent trees have proven by their early and consistent 
bearing all that is claimed for them. 
The question, how long will it take a budded pecan 
tree to bear, is asked so often, that I would say that from 
observation and experience, with good care, they will 
come into bearing as early as apple trees. 
I have never had a budded or grafted tree to pass 
eight years old without fruiting, most of them much 
younger. I have budded trees in nursery row now 15 
years old that have produced twelve consecutive crops 
of pecans. 
My oldest pecan trees, now seventeen years old, pro¬ 
duced from 100 to 130 lbs. each, trees from eight to 
twelve years old produced from 25 to 50 lbs. per tree. 
Walnut trees are producing equally as well as pecan 
trees, although my trees have not had a fair chance to 
bear, as they are each season severely cut back for bud- 
wood and graftwood. 
W r ith the early and consistent bearing habits of these 
budded or grafted trees producing a known product, and 
the price it commands one can not afford to plant any¬ 
thing but the best budded and grafted tree. 
HARDINESS 
The varieties propagated by me and listed herein are 
from parent trees whose native home is in the Hardy 
Northern Nut Tree Territory. 
I do not handle any Southern varieties or propagate 
Nut Trees Produce The Best of Food 
