"George E. Cawthon" wrote:
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Lots of interesting information since we have no
Pecan here.
Most interesting was resistance to impregnation.
Has to be very high since you never see a
pregnant pecan tree.

That sorta makes sense. Seems to me that once upon a time I was told
that hickory and pecan were the male and female of the same species. I
don't know that ot's true, but it *would* explain why you don't see
preggers pecans. Unless I'm wrong about what burls are...

Dave in Fairfax
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