With about as many uses as there are varieties, nuts are one of the most valuable crops you can grow. Delicious pies, flour, sauces, and just eating them plain are some of the many uses of this versatile crop. Being unskilled at making pie crust, we particularly like pecan pies. It's fast and easy to make and extra delicious with our own homegrown nuts. All Nut trees like half day to full sun and well drained and moderately fertile soil.
Irrigation is important for good growth and nuts, especially when trees are young.
While we know of no truly self-fertile nut tree, the abundance of nut trees being grown in America means that just about any individual tree will bear nuts. If you have room, we recommend planting at least two trees for the best pollination. Besides, that gives you the opportunity to have two varieties. Most nuts are hardy to minus 30 degrees F. or below. Most grafted nut trees will bloom in the second year after planting, but may not set a crop.