TIFTON, GA—Pecan trees, like many fruit trees, have a tendency to bear fruit in cycles, producing a large crop in one or two years, followed by one or two years with little or no crop. This cycle, ...
In 1965, Basil Savage invented a machine he thought had the potential to revolutionize the pecan industry. So, he destroyed it. Savage was looking for a way to shake a pecan tree at harvest time using ...
Pecan trees are shaking and shimmying as growers harvest pecans in Missouri, says University of Missouri Extension horticulturist Michele Warmund. During harvest, mechanical shakers are clamped around ...