Volume 61 Number 2 Article 9
Year 2007 Month 4
Title: 'Elliott' Pecan
Authors: P. Conner and D. Sparks
Abstract:
The original ‘Elliott’ pecan tree [Carya illinoinensis
(Wangenh.) K. Koch] was a seedling
in the lawn of a house in Milton, Fla.,
purchased by Henry Elliot in 1912. This tree,
with a trunk diameter of 0.76 m, was resistant
to scab [Fusicladosporium effusum (G.
Winters) Partridge & Morgan-Jones], and
produced up to 114 kg of high quality nuts
in good years (5). Mr.
Elliot gave some of
the nuts to Harlan Farms Nursery, Paxton,
Fla.
Mr.
Harlan was impressed and Mr.
Elliot
gave him bud wood that he used to establish
a 6 ha orchard in 1919. Mr.
Harlan sold the
orchard to Lee and Otis Mathis and the original
‘Elliott’ planting remained in the Mathis
family.
Because of ‘Elliott’s resistance to
scab and its excellent quality nuts, the Georgia
Extension Service began recommending
it for orchard planting in the early 1960s.
‘Elliott’ is widely planted in small acreages
in Georgia, with the greatest concentration
in the Fort Valley-Perry area.
Although the
Elliot family spells their name with one “t”,
the pecan industry usually spells the cultivar
name with two “t’s” (5).
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