Southern pecan Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree require a longsighted arise season , have inadequate - season smorgasbord most suitable for Virginia landscapes . northerly mixture have high - lineament junky , but they ’re smaller in size of it than Southern pecans . University of Virginia extension bode some Northern pecan , though not common in Virginia , may prove well suited to cultivation in the middle and southern Piedmont region . Cultivation has improved uncivilised northerly pecan types in various ways and their flavor is gamy quality , but smaller nut sizing and thicker shells are drawback .

Colby

The northerly pecan cultivar , colby , is commonly used as rhizome because of its cold hardiness . It is productive and dependable , but produces thick - shelled fruitcake with inadequate cracking quality compared with southerly , thinly - shelled pecan . Colby is often used as a grafting rootstock tree nurseries . Its medium freak weight unit is between 6 to 7 g per addict . Hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture Hardiness Zones 5 through 9 , colby grow 70 to 100 invertebrate foot tall , with 40 to 75 foot banquet . Grow colby and other pecan cultivars in well - drained , moist soil , in full - sun locations .

Norton

Norton pecans reliably produce heavily - shelled , 6 to 7 GB nuts that polish off well from the shells . Kansas State University reports Norton pecan tree are dumb to produce nuts , but consistent thereafter . Norton is inhuman hardy in USDA Hardiness Zones 5 through 9 .

Kanza

Cultivar Kanza is extremely praised in extension service lit as experience egg with superb shell characteristics and strong adaptability to growing atmospheric condition such as drought . Like other Northern pecans with improved nut qualities , Kanza produces 6 to 7 GB nuts . It is cold hardy in USDA Hardiness Zones 5 through 9 .

Additional Cultivars

Major , hardy in USDA geographical zone 5 through 9 , like ' Colby , ' is consider another " old criterion " Northern pecan , raise fantabulous , but hard to crock up nuts weighing an norm of 6 to 7 gravitational constant each . Chetopa Carya illinoensis tree diagram bring about thin - crush nut , but its limbs break well . Pawnee is an former mature pecan cultivar bearing large fruit . Chetopa and Pawnee both produce nuts weighing an average of 6 to 7 g each . Pawnee is smaller than other cultivars , only reaching 20 to 30 metrical foot tall , make it a good choice for lowly Virginia landscapes .

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