PECAN CULTURE 
Pecan and Walnuts: It is much better to have the holes dug before 
the trees arrive from the nursery. Regardless of whether the holes have 
been prepared or have to be dug, keep the root system covered with 
moist material until the trees are planted. Wolfe’s Pecan Trees, machine- 
dug and whole rooted, will require a hole at least 40 inches deep and 
30 to 36 inches in diameter. WOLFE has gone to a great expense to 
secure a Pecan root system that will LIVE. The tap root has been cut 
approximately 38 inches below the ground and all of the lateral roots 
above the cut have been preserved. Dig the holes large enough to receive 
the roots without bending and deep enough to set the trees 2 inches deeper 
than they stood in the nursery row. This depth can be determined by 
closely examining the bark. The bark that was below the ground will 
look dark; that which was above the ground will be a grayish color. 
The off-set on the trunk and the paint mark used for labelling should not 
be mistaken for the ground level. When you plant your Pecan or Walnut 
trees fill the space around the roots with only fertile top soil. DO 
NOT PUT FRESH MANURE OR COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER IN THE 
HOLE. Pack the soil around the roots to eliminate air spaces. Pour 
water in the hole as long as the ground will absorb it completely. 
When the soil is filled with water, do not water any more until the 
trees need moisture during the dry months. When trees are watered 
continuously, the soil becomes mushy and oxygen is driven from around 
the roots. Such condition results in the trees’ failing to produce foliage 
in the spring, even though the bark remains green. If the roots cannot 
get oxygen, the trees will eventually die. After the trees have been set in 
a permanent location, wrap the trunk loosely with burlap or heavy 
paper. The height of the wrapping material will depend on the size 
of the tree, but it should extend to and not above the first branch. The 
wrapping material will prevent borers from getting into the trunk and 
will also protect the trunk against sun scald. _ When the trees have 
developed enough top to shade the trunks during the hottest part of 
the day, the material may be removed. 
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WOLFE NURSERY 
Pecans 
in old 
MEXICO 
Wolfe Nursery’s paper-shell pecans 
have proven immensely successful 
in neighboring Old Mexico. Shown, 
left, is Senor Ramon Uriegas, Wolfe 
Nursery’s esteemed representative 
in Mexico, admiring a two-year- 
old Pecan Tree near Monterrey. 
Senor Uriegas is shown, inset, ob- 
serving a cluster of paper-shell pe- 
cans on a two-year-old tree. With 
Senor Uriegas is his son, Arturo, 
who studied fruit and nut varieties 
here at Wolfe Nursery. 
The paper-shell variety shown here 
is Western Schley. Dr. Guy W. 
Adriance, Head of the Department 
of Horticulture, Texas A. and M. 
College, after looking at Wolfe - 
Nursery trees growing in Old 
Mexico, recommends the planting 
of Western Schley and Mahan 
varieties. Wolfe Nursery is dili- 
gently searching out new and bet- 
ter varieties of fruit and nut trees, 
as well as landscape plants — 
adapted to Old Mexico. All people 
in Old Mexico interested in in- 
formation concerning Wolfe Nur- 
sery varieties, please contact Senor 
Ramon Uriegas, D. de Monte- 
mayor, 224 Sur., Monterrey, N. L., 
Mexico. 
All Plants Prepaid 
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