This is the 28th Cultivar Released by the USDA-ARS Pecan Breeding Program.
The Apalachee are one of the Principal Native Tribes of Apalachee Bay, Florida
‘Apalachee’ Pecan
Tommy Thompson and L. J. Grauke
‘Apalachee’ Pedigree
Apalachee
48-13-311
SchleyJackson Co.,
Mississippi
MooreFlorida Seedling
Apalachee Nuts and KernelsApalachee Nuts and Kernels
Yield and Gross Income of Yield and Gross Income of ApalacheeApalachee
Muckalee Plantation – Albany, Muckalee Plantation – Albany, GAGAYear Yld #/Ac Price/# Gross/Ac
1998 1117 1.30 $ 1,452
1999 1608 1.08 1,733
2000 1407 1.27 1,786
2001 1431 0.68 971
2002 1434 1.06 1,520
2003 2222 1.21 2,687
2004 773 1.84 1,422
2005 1991 1.77 3,530
2006 1843 1.99 3,665
2007 2154 1.48 3,188
Average 1598 1.37 2,195
Percent Kernel and Nut Size of Percent Kernel and Nut Size of ApalacheeApalachee
Muckalee Plantation – Albany, Muckalee Plantation – Albany, GAGAYear PK NPP
1998 53.0 85.0
1999 51.5 77.0
2000 54.5 91.0
2001 55.5 83.0
2002 57.0 85.0
2003 54.0 88.0
2004 55.5 84.0
2005 51.5 93.0
2006 57.0 79.0
2007 55.0 81.0
Average 54.5 84.6
Date and Day of Year
Pollen Shed Pistil Receptivity
Caddo
Apalachee
May 20 140
April 20 110
April 30 120
May 10 130
Cheyenne
Desirable
Creek
Elliott
Choctaw
I
Type
Type
II
Kiowa
Stuart
Dichogamy of Apalachee BW-1974
Caddo
Apalachee
March 30
March 15
March 20
March 25
Cheyenne
Desirable
Creek
Elliott
Choctaw
Kiowa
Stuart
30% Budbreak of Apalachee BW-1974
April 9
April 4
B
B
B
B
BB
B
B
B
Apalachee P1010062 Muckalee Plantation 9-18-08
Muckalee Plantation, Albany 9-18-08
Apalachee
Apalachee Tree FormApalachee Tree Form
Apalachee Muckalee Plantation, Albany 9-18-08
P1010066 Muckalee Plantation, Albany 9-18-08
‘Apalachee’
Medum Precocity & High Production
Small Nut Size & Excellent Kernel Quality
Midseason Nut Maturity (3 Weeks > Pawnee)
Strong Tree Structure, Wind Resistant
Very Resistant to Scab
Excellent Pollenizer for and well pollenized by
Elliott, Kiowa, Stuart & Choctaw
‘Apalachee’ Nuts and Kernels