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J. F. JONES NURSERIES, LANCASTER, PA. 
THE NORTHERN PECANS 
The northern pecans are as hardy as the other hickories and in 
this regard should not be confused with the southern pecan. In a 
wild or natural state, the pecan grows naturally from Terre Haute, Ind., 
and Clinton, Iowa on the north to the Gulf Coast on the south. The 
tree grows in the river bottoms and will succeed on land that is too 
low and damp for most trees. Because of this, it was formerly thought 
that the tree required excessive moisture for success, but this was long 
ago disproven by the thousands of trees growing thriftily and bear¬ 
ing well on high and dry locations, and on a wide range of soils. The 
pecan has proven to do well on even light sandy soil, if the fertility is 
kept up, as well as on the clay and clay loam soils. The varieties of 
pecans we are propagating are doing very well here. We had a 20 
year old Greenriver tree on our lawn to fruit over a half bushel of nuts, 
and that without any care as to fertilizing the tree. They make beau¬ 
tiful lawn trees and produce something worthwhile. 
BUTTERICK 
From near Grayville, Ill. The old Butterick tree is one of the 
"giants”, and has been bearing beyond the memory of the oldest in- 
Posey 
Indiana 
Niblack 
Butterick 
