As a former coastal denizen I don't usually look forward to hurricanes but pecans are dropping early because the trees are stressed and c'mon Idalia and Franklin let's gooooo
Welp. The storm dropped a lot of water, which is appreciated. But also shook off a lot more pecans. They're not developed enough to ever eat.
Not a great year here for stone fruits or nuts. 🤷
This might hurt any local wildlife who depend on nuts to get them through the winter. 😔
@Agatha Yeah. Looks like the squirrels are tearing into the fallen nuts right now -- lot of bite marks. But that's all it is, bites, because the meat hasn't formed yet.
It's normal to lose some right around now, but from what I can see it's a big "2nd drop". And I don't see much left up there.
FMI if anyone's curious/bored, expected to be at Phase 2, Nut Filling*:
https://pubs.nmsu.edu/_h/H618/index.html
* settle down teenagers