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The effect of 4 methods of orchard establishment of pecan [Carya illinoensis (Wang) K. Koch] on early production was determined: 1) by planting seed in place, 2) by transplanting 1-year-old seedlings, 3) by transplanting 3-year-old seedlings, and 4) by transplanting trees budded with ‘Wichita’ scions. Treatments 1, 2, and 3 were budded in the field at the end of the third growing season with ‘Wichita’. Both yield and trunk measurements indicated that treatment differences decreased over 10 years. Yield estimates indicate that treatment 4 would yield about 340-560 kg/ha more during the first 10 years than any of the other treatments. The first 3 treatments differed little in tree development and yield.
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