Northern Pecan 'Yates 68'

Yates 68 Pecan tree is a good choice especially for those who want a tree for home use! The good points of this tree is that it is like ...Read Moreits probable parents Major and Posey in that it is disease free! It is a decent looking pecan tree! It does not bear as well as some pecans but it bears every year. The nut is bigger than Posey or Major and cracks well. The nut grows dark fairly quickly like Posey does.

First propagated ten years ago as the Yates pecan, this tree originates as a major seedling in Ed Yates' Chrisney, IN. pecan grove. The n...Read Moreut resembles a Major X Posey, but is usually larger in size than either of them. Kernel percentage is close to 60%, and the kernel cracks out easily in halves, of very high quality. Yates 68 matures with Posey and Major and has good production.