Tag: abner landrum

• Question of the Week – Pecan Grafting

  

  Virtually all commercial pecan trees are grafted. The graft union on this young tree is about 6 inches above the soil line. Where did the first successful pecan grafting occur? The first successful pecan grafting took place in Edgefield, South Carolina, in 1822 by a physician and businessman named Abner Landrum. Though he was not…

  Justin Ballew

  September 3, 2026

  Question of the Week

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