Re: OT: Pecan-hickory difference?
- Subject: Re: OT: Pecan-hickory difference?
- From: Len Phillips l*@yahoo.com
- Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 06:36:28 -0700 (PDT)
--- Eva Thorn <ebt007@prodigy.net> wrote:
> Last fall I planted some pecan nuts in one place and hickory nuts in
> another. The name tags disappeared during winter. The seedlings look
> very
> much the same. Is there any way I can tell them apart at this stage? I
> would
> like to plant them out in their permanent positions before the tap roots
> grow too long.
>
> Eva Thorn
> Chicago IL, zone 5
Eva,
The pecan leaflets will be thinner than the hickory leaflets. The pecan
also has 6 pair of leaflets while the hickorys have between 2 - 3 pair.
=====
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