Dr. Nesbitt said that pecan trees, the state tree of Texas, typically bloom in late March to early April, which is well into the official start of spring -- March 21.

Pecan trees are what we call monoecious, which means each pecan tree has male and female flowers.

Many commercial pecan growers keep their trees at a height of 40 feet. Pecan trees have a habit of alternate bearing, meaning they produce heavily one year and lightly or not at all the next.

Frankly, some pecan trees just take their time. Having another pecan variety nearby may help with the pollination when the trees begin to bloom but this does not encourage flowering.

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However, its male flowers open before its female flowers, so it will produce up to its potential only when planted with a pecan whose flowers open in reverse order (females before males). This tree ...