Fresh from the Orchard
Inshell pecan growers have developed many great pecan varieties; from their prosperous orchards they continue to produce and supply customers with the highest quality pecan products.
Our inshell pecan principals throughout the “Pecan Belt” continue to improve the pecan production process. When selecting a variety to plant in the orchard, the important factors the growers consider are the precocity (the bearing age of the tree), harvest date, pollination type, nut size, and nut quality.
Grades:
- U.S. Extra Fancy
- U.S. Fancy
- U.S. Choice
- U.S. Standard
Packing:
- 30 pound corrugated boxes
- 50 pound mesh sacks
- 1,500 pound super sacks
Size Classification:
| Size classification | Number of nuts per pound |
| Jumbo | 55 or less |
| Extra Large | 56 to 63 |
| Large | 64 to 77 |
| Medium | 78 to 100 |
| Small | 101 or more |
Minimum weight of the 10 smallest nuts per 100-nut sample: In each classification, the 10 smallest nuts per 100 must weigh at least 7% of the total weight of the 100-nut sample.
Most Common Inshell Pecan Varieties
| Cape Fear | Desirables |
| Eastern Schley | Western Schley |
| Pawnee | Stuart Blend |
| Sumner | Wichita |
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