NORTHERN PECANS
The Busseron:
See Mr. Bixby's paper in 1926 report. This pecan has been generally propagated by nurserymen and is widely distributed. E. C. Rice, Absher, Ky., reports it does better on shellbark stock than on pignut stock. Dr. J. Russell Smith, Swarthmore, Pa., reports the Busseron pecan has proved to be much the most precocious bearer, that ripened well filled nuts on top of the Blue Ridge mountains, elevation 1,300 feet, fifty miles from Washington, D. C., in a climate distinctly colder than Philadelphia.
The Butterick:
See Mr. Bixby's paper in 1926 report. This pecan has been generally propagated and distributed by nurserymen.
The Greenriver:
See Mr. Bixby's paper in 1926 report. This pecan is also well distributed. E. C. Rice, Absher, Ky., reports Greenriver graft on shagbark stock grew eight feet tall in two years.
The Indiana:
See Mr. Bixby's paper in 1926 report. This pecan also generally distributed.
The Kentucky:
See Mr. Bixby's paper in 1926 report.
The Major:
See Mr. Bixby's paper in 1926 report. Dr. J. Russell Smith, Swarthmore, Pa., reports the major has ripened nuts on top of Blue Ridge Mountain, elevation 1,300 feet, fifty miles from Washington, D. C., in a climate distinctly colder than Philadelphia. The nuts are small.
The Niblack:
See Mr. Bixby's paper in 1926 report. Mr. Hershey reports it should be put on the obsolete list.
The Norton:
See Mr. Bixby's paper in 1926 report. Sargeant H. Wellman, Topsfield, Mass., has some fine young trees but they are not yet bearing.
The Posey:
Is growing in the Jones and Riehl nurseries and in the Kellogg plantings at Battle Creek, Mich.
The Upton:
See Mr. Bixby's paper in 1926 report.
The Warrick (Warwick):
See Mr. Bixby's paper in 1926 report. Dr. J. Russell Smith, Swarthmore, Pa., reports that on the Piedmont plateau, elevation 500 feet, forty miles from Washington, D. C., in a climate approximating that of Philadelphia, the Warrick has often not ripened its nuts although some seasons it does. John W. Hershey states the Warrick should be put on the obsolete list.
The Witte:
See Mr. Bixby's paper in 1926 report. The nut is very small but of good quality. Mr. John W. Hershey states the pecan should be put on the obsolete list.