Pecan Research-Extension Station faculty presented a pecan clinic at the Natchitoches Pecan Company Orchard near Cloutierville, Louisiana, on March 31, 2006. Topics discussed included the effects of the 2006 hurricanes, pecan phylloxera, wood borers and tent caterpillars in pecan orchards. Demonstrations on how to monitor for pecan phylloxera, how to prune storm-damaged pecan trees and how to graft trees using the whip graft, the four-flap graft and the bark graft were given. Information on these topics can be found on the Entomology and Horticulture pages of this Web site.
[Image: John Pyzner talks about the impact of 2005's hurricanes.]
[Image: Dr. Hall discusses how to monitor for pecan phylloxera.]
[Image: Dr. Hall demonstrates what to do to monitor for pecan phylloxera.]
[Image: Dr. Graham and Mark Swanson find a damaged section of a tree to demonstrate pruning.]
[Image: Mark Swanson prunes another problem area of the damaged tree.] | [Image: Attendees of the pecan clinic ask questions about the effects of the hurricanes on pecan.]
[Image: Dr. Hall demonstrates what to do to monitor for pecan phylloxera.]
[Image: Dr. Graham discusses how to properly prune damaged trees.]
[Image: Dr. Graham explains what has been done to the damaged section of the tree.]
[Image: Hilary Langlois finds a properly sized piece of scion wood to demonstrate the whip graft.] |