Pecan Trees
CHOOSING PECAN TREES
The main considerations when choosing and planting pecan trees are ensuring adequate space as they grow very large (up to 70′ tall and 50′ wide), the necessity of two or more complementary varieties for good pollination, and ensuring the planting site is well-draining.
Marcum’s Nursery regularly stocks several improved pecan varieties that perform well in Oklahoma. Below are varieties you can find at Marcum’s Nursery for spring 2024, a list of additional varieties we have had in stock very recently, and a pollination chart to help you choose complementary varieties.
PECAN VARIETIES FOR 2024
Each year, we stock pecan varieties that perform well in our climate. Most years, the varieties we stock are almost the same as our inventory from the previous year. However, a variety or two sometimes varies from year to year. Below are the varieties we have secured for 2024.
Caddo
Caddo is one of the most highly productive pecan varieties. Its nuts are on the smaller size, but it has excellent kernel quality. Caddo is a strong grower and has good scab resistance.
Kanza, Elliot, and Stuart are great choices for a pollinator.
Caddo is a Type 1* pecan.
Caddo makes Oklahoma State’s recommended pecan varieties list for southern parts of the state.
Candy
Candy is a beautiful tree, and it is a consistently heavy bearer. Its early season nuts are medium-sized.
Caddo, Desirable, and Oconee are great choices for a pollinator.
Candy is a Type 2* pecan.
Choctaw
Choctaw pecan trees produce large nuts with a thin hull. The kernel, which consists of 58% of the total weight of the in-shell nut, is very smooth and high in oil content.
Caddo, Desirable, and Oconee are great choices for a pollinator.
Choctaw is a Type 2* pecan.
Elliot
Elliot packs a ton of taste! Its pecans have a buttery, hickory flavor. Easy to shell and disease resistance have made Elliot a very popular pecan variety!
Caddo, Desirable, and Oconee are great choices for a pollinator.
Elliot is a Type 2* pecan.
Kanza
Kanza is an excellent, easy-to-shell pecan. Kanza pecan trees are well adapted to all parts of Oklahoma and have great disease and scab resistance.
Caddo, Desirable, and Oconee are great choices for a pollinator.
Kanza is a Type 2* pecan.
Kanza makes Oklahoma State’s recommended pecan varieties list.
Oconee
Oconee is known to be an excellent sheller, producing a large percentage of intact shells. Its nuts also have outstanding flavor, and the variety has good disease resistance.
Kiowa, Mohawk, Choctaw, and Stuart are great choices for a pollinator.
Oconee is a Type 1* pecan.
Oconee makes Oklahoma State’s recommended pecan varieties list for souther parts of the state.
Pawnee
Pawnee is one of the most-planted pecan varieties in North America. It produces a large, very attractive nut. It is also noted as a variety that is well-suited to drier areas.
Kanza, Elliot, and Stuart are great choices for a pollinator.
Pawnee is a Type 1* pecan.
Pawnee makes Oklahoma State’s recommended pecan varieties list.
POLLINATION COMPATIBILITY CHART
Use the Pollination Compatibility Chart (right) from Texas Pecan Nursery, Inc., a wholesale grower from which Marcum’s Nursery sources pecan trees, to help determine which pecan tree varieties are complementary pollinators.
Pecan Tree Pollination:
Pecan trees bloom and shed pollen at separate times, making pecan tree pollination different from fruit trees.
TYPE 1: Pecan trees shed pollen first and their pistillate flowers are receptive of pollen later in the season. These varieties are referred to as Protandrous, having a “Type I” flowering habit.
TYPE 2: Pecan trees that have pistillate flowers that are receptive to pollen first and then their catkins shed pollen later in the season. These trees are referred to as Protogynous, having a “Type II” flowering habit.
ADDITIONAL PECAN VARIETIES WE HAVE RECENTLY STOCKED
Cheyenne, Desirable, Mahan, Pereque, and Stuart.
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