Looking for disease resistant pecan trees

[chrissum]

I have 2, 7 year old pecan trees that came down with bunch disease. Is there a good nursery that I could buy disease resistant pecan trees from? And can I plant them in the same place as the diseased 2? I am in north central Missouri. Thanks!

 

[baymule]

going to look up bunch disease.................

 

[baymule]

Found it! I live in east Texas, pecan trees all over town and have never heard of this.

Bunch Disease
Bunch disease is a mycoplasma organism that attacks the tree's foliage and buds. The disease causes slender, willow-like shoots to grow on the pecan tree in bushy patterns. Bunch disease develops during the winter and begins to appear in late to early summer. Infected leaves usually develop much quicker than healthy ones. There is no control or prevention for bunch disease. Infected areas of the tree should be immediately pruned out. Trees that become severely infected should be removed immediately and destroyed. Avoid planting new trees or plants in the area, as the disease can be passed on through the soil.

Read more: Pecan Tree Diseases | Garden Guides http://www.gardenguides.com/70228-pecan-tree-diseases.html#ixzz3BSIs8FuV

This says not to plant them in the same place as the soil harbors the organism. Is there another place you can plant them?

I found this link that lists several resistant varieties

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/pp/notes/Ornamental/odin003/odin003.htm

 

[chrissum]

Thanks Baymule! I do have other areas I can plant new trees, I really liked the location where these 2 were though. Sad, I had them 7 years until this happened. Thanks again! I'll bookmark that info!

 

[ninnymary]

I wonder how far they have to be from the contaminaed soil. Perhaps you can still plant them in the general direction from that.

Mary

 

[chrissum]

Good point ninnymary, I'm gonna do my research and see what I come up with. Hope you are well after the latest earthquake!

 

[baymule]

@chrissum maybe you could go at this from a holistic angle. Healthy trees are able to fight off so many diseases and maladies, if they weren't, there would be no trees! There are so many diseases that the trees, just like us, have immunity to them. But the trees must have proper nutrition so they can feed the whole system, roots, trunk, branches, leaves and ultimately-nuts, seeds and fruits.

I would suggest a soil test to see what micro nutrients might be missing. There are organic minerals that might be beneficial. Most of our soils are depleted and need some help. Do some research and study, here are some links that might help.

http://www.seaagri.com/index.htm

http://www.ocean-grown.com/

http://www.mycorrhizae.com/

And a very good magazine that is dedicated to organic agriculture is

http://www.acresusa.com/

Did you have to destroy your trees or they still there and just very sickly?

 

[chrissum]

Thanks for the links baymule. The Mizzou extension does soil samples for $10.00 so I'll see about that too. I have a whole bunch of walnut trees to the north and they are doing fine!

 

[baymule]

I wish you luck!

 

[chrissum]

Thanks!