I am looking for information or tips on growing nut trees in the Pacific Northwest. I have Butternut and Almond trees that are doing well. Hazel nut trees that are growing, but not bearing. And so far, no luck starting Pecans, even though the hardy ones are suppose to grow here.
hi debbie! i'm in the Pacific Northwest also, eastern Washington. we just acquired an 'All-in-one' Almond tree last year, and a couple Filberts. am waiting to see if they made it through the winter...i'm sure they did. we bought our trees from Raintree Nursery in Morton, over on the west side of the state. they are a great place and really helpful with any questions you might have for plants and trees in the Pacific Northwest.... http://www.raintreenursery.com/
There aren't many nut trees native to the pacific northwest....hazelnut, chinquapin and two acorns and there are some introduced nut trees..American walnut, Persian walnut and European filbert. I can't find any info on a pecan that grows up there. The Pecan is in the same family as the Hickory so maybe a Hickory has been mislabled as a Pecan. The Bitternut Hickory (Carya cordiformis) does produce nuts but they are very bitter and no edible. The best info I can give you is stick with nut trees that are native to your region, they will be the easiest to grow with the best results.
toni, if she's over on the west side of the state, it might be mild enough for pecans, etc... they don't have the bitter cold, snowy winters we do over here. Raintree is on the west side of the state, so i'm sure they would be able help her. they've been great to us, both when we lived over there and here.
I'm on the East side. I do have a couple of Hickory Nut trees. They are doing OK. The Pecans that I have tried, are suppose to be Hardy, and growable in this region. I thought maybe they require something special that I don't know about.
How much heat and sun do you get? They grow mainly in the south and southeastern part of the country because of our long and very warm growing season without much of a temperature drop at night. There is a tree called a Hican, a cross between a Hickory and a Pecan, it's more tolerant of cooler temps so does well in northern climates.
debby, what variety of pecans are you growing? i have a friend on another forum (idigmygarden) who lives over here on the east side too and grows pecans. i just wrote them for some advice and to see what variety they were growing. will pass along when they write back. this person is growing several nut trees up here. they just decided to add the All-In-One Almond that i'm trying here.
Thanks for the info!! I'm going to watch for both of the trees you mentioned. The one that I have tried is Hardy Pecan. The add said "Exceptionally Cold Tolerant" and grows in zones 5-8. I am suppose to be in zone 6.
