General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Tree
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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| Soil pH Preferences: |
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
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| Maximum recommended zone: |
Zone 9b
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| Plant Height: |
50 to 100 feet |
| Plant Spread: |
30 to 75 feet |
| Leaves: |
Deciduous
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| Fruit: |
Showy
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| Fruiting Time: |
Late summer or early fall
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| Flowers: |
Inconspicuous
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| Bloom Size: |
Under 1"
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| Underground structures: |
Taproot
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| Uses: |
Shade Tree
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| Edible Parts: |
Seeds or Nuts
Fruit
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| Eating Methods: |
Raw
Cooked
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| Propagation: Seeds: |
Self fertile
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| Pollinators: |
Wind
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| Miscellaneous: |
Monoecious
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Posted by
flaflwrgrl (North Fl. - Zone 8b) on Aug 23, 2014 6:19 PM concerning plant:
Mohawk is a cross developed at the Pecan Field Station in Brownwood Texas in 1946 by L.D. Romberg. It was released in 1965 by L.D. Romberg and G.D. Madden. Mohawk is a parent of Pawnee. There is no current information regarding trials of this cultivar. There was a trial of Mohawk at Tifton Campus, University of Georgia, beginning in 1955. Production practices were very different at that time and records are not available for those practices until 1962, and scant few of those. In 1975 drip irrigation was installed and has been in use since. Bear in mind that the production data reflect the early cultivation practices the test trees received.
Averaging 45 nuts per pound, Mohawk is a very large nut. Average kernel is 52% which is quite good. However, the kernels are of low quality. Mohawk showed extreme irregularity in production and it has a habit of overbearing. Mohawk is still used to some extent in the west, but in Georgia the experience has been disastrous.
Texas reports Mohawk as a fair yard tree for the northern part of the state, maturing early, well ahead of fall frosts. It has a beautiful structure and very pretty foliage.
Plant Events from our members
| flaflwrgrl |
On May 3, 2015 |
Maintenance performed
Live release T. minuta wasps in evening. |
| flaflwrgrl |
On April 30, 2015 |
Maintenance performed
Trichogramma wasp eggs hung. |
| flaflwrgrl |
On April 7, 2015 |
Maintenance performed
Trichogramma wasp eggs hung in orchard. |
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