Water and native pecans

摘要

Out here in the middle of the country, we've been under a dome of high pressure for weeks. Daily temperatures soar above 100 degrees and the sun is baking the field dry. It is even starting to get dry in our native pecan groves. At this point, even atheists are praying for rain. As most growers know, water plays a key role in the performance and productivity of native pecan trees. Sometimes we have too much and suffer from extended flooding, while other times we deal with the effects of drought.