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Pecan Planting: Ten Years In, Here’s What We’ve Learned

January 23, 2026 by KC

About ten years ago, we planted two grafted pecan trees on our Missouri farm. This is the story of this initial pecan tree planting, why we chose them, and what ten years of growth looks like for us. The Starting Point We started with a copy of the University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry … Read more

Black Walnut: Nuts or Timber? Why Not Both?

January 17, 2026 by KC

If you’ve spent any time researching black walnut, you’ve probably heard the idea: plant trees that produce premium timber worth $$$thousands per tree AND annual nut harvests. Double income from the same trees. Why wouldn’t you go for both? Here’s why: because even though you could set up a planting to achieve both goals, the … Read more