Recycling Pecan Wood for Commercial Growing Substrates (IMAGE)

American Society for Horticultural Science

Recycling Pecan Wood for Commercial Growing Substrates

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Hedge-pruning pecan trees generates significant tonnages of wood biomass. A study established good potential for pecan wood chips to partially replace peatmoss in greenhouse potting substrates, and outlined steps needed to turn a pecan wood "eco-cycle" into reality.

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Photo courtesy of Lester Boyse.

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