A loaded pecan tree is a welcome sight in the fall, but that extra weight is also when long, heavy limbs are most likely to crack. Many older pecans in the area have never had any structural pruning at all.
Pecans across Eastern NC often grow wide, low scaffold limbs, and in a heavy nut year those limbs carry added weight right at the tips. Add a gusty fall front, and a split limb can tear bark down the trunk and open the tree to decay.
Signs to watch include limbs sagging lower than usual, cracks where a limb meets the trunk, and older wounds with dark staining or hollow spots. Thinning and shortening overextended limbs helps balance the tree without sacrificing future harvests.
Pecans have deep roots on Eastern NC homesteads, and a little structural pruning helps keep a good tree producing for years. Pruning after harvest and before spring growth gives the tree time to recover.
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