Western Schley' is the main cultivar planted, with Wichita' trees used as pollenizers. Orchard crowding is becoming a problem, and growers are thinning orchards and transplanting trees to new sites. The Western Pecan growing region extends from West Texas to California, it has been the most constant and dependable pecan production area in the US of America. Usually the first freeze occur Mid to late November.
Pecan growers start harvesting after early freezes knock leaves off the trees.
Production increased in 1993 but price per pound was lower. The reverse was true in 1994. Some orchards in Arizona and California have Wichita as the main cultivar and use Western Schley as the pollenizer. No natives are grown int Western Region. Flood irrigation is used in most areas either where water is supplied from reservoirs or water wells.