November/December 2022 - 14

NEW VARIETIES
NEW VARIETIES
in pecan, almond and walnut
Tree varieties continue to be improved and
selected for specific traits
BY JULIA DEBENEDICTIS
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Wolfskill at early hull split.
Photo: Janine Hasey, UC Davis
n the past few years, several new
tree nut varieties have emerged,
with breeders hoping to bring
even better nuts to the growers.
I
Pecan
Three new pecan varieties -
Pueblo, Seneca and Zuni - come
from the USDA Agricultural Research
Services (ARS), and each of them has
a different target.
* Pueblo
Pueblo, the first of the three to
be released, is an Osage and Creek
cross. It's a precocious variety that
starts producing nuts early in its life
cycle, and may work well for planting
at higher density without crowding,
benefitting from the hedging-style
operation commonly used in the
West and growing in popularity
across the industry.
* Seneca
Made from northern material,
Seneca is adapted to a region that has
historically had to plant non-native
trees. Warren Chatwin, research
geneticist and plant breeder who
worked on the new varieties for
USDA, and fellow research geneticist
Xinwang Wang think Seneca is
the most exciting of the three
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Wolfskill helps lengthen the walnut harvest
window. Photo: Janine Hasey, UC Davis

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