All recommendations are made for my area. Willing to trade plants for help planting in April if willing to help for at least 2 full days. Call, text, or email if you have any questions. 608-577-4309. Willing to do a full evaluation any nuts if you think it is a good tree; call for more info. Pickup at 5155 Sunrise Ridge Trail, Middleton, WI.

Hickory - Grafting services (May 10-25th) available. $10/superior 2 year seedling on request only. Working out hiccups in clonal bareroot hickory propagation so clones will not be for sale at least until Spring 2026. I highly recommend Rock Bridge Nursery while I get my clonal propagation in order. I only recommend the varieties listed below.

Willing to provide free hybrid bitshag seedlings to anyone in WI if you provide a 2 year notice before planting, plant at least one acre, permit me to evaluate trees, are willing to plant on 10x10ft max, willing to cull up to 90% of trees at my disgression, and permit me to clone the resulting selections freely.

All bearing characteristics have exceptions of severe drought or poor soil fertility. Water seems to be one of the biggest factors in reliable and heavy bearing. Even tried and true varieties like Weschcke and Fairbanks don't bear hardly any nuts in terrible growing years like that of 2023 in the Upper Midwest. This habbit keeps trees alive and low in disease.

Expect the majority of hybrid seedlings to be bearing their first crop in 12 years when grown in corn level fertility and generous care with a 12 year tree size of about 10ft wide by 15ft tall.

For Home Cracking and Candidates for Oil Pressing:

  • "Weschcke" - Pollen sterile. BitxShag. 47% kernel, 1.8-2.3g kernel, larger under fertility. Annual heavy bearing, excellent shag flavor, very clean kernel. 90% easy extraction, 60% halves, 25% quarters, 5% crumbs, 10% stuck. Crack lightly side to side. Ripens early - Sept 20th in River Falls. Not yet milked by me. Narrow plate shaggy bark, narrow long shag buds, shag husk, spreading form, wide crotch angles, fractally branch pattern, twig gall resistant. Drops free of husk. Stores very well. Proven by half a century and currently the best multi-purpose proven tree. This tree appears to be the best candidate for automated cracking in the Lineage Cracker that I have evaluated to date. -36F. St Croix Co WI
  • "Edger" - Pollen sterile. ShagxBit. 47% kernel, 2.6-3.0g kernel, heavy bearing but orchard bearing habbits not yet known, rich pecan flavor, clean kernel. 80% easy extraction. 90% finger extraction. 50% halves, 40% quarters, 10% stuck. Crack head to heel. Lightly shagging bark with narrow plate width, small shag bud, 5 leaflets, very low leaf holding, strong angular twig pattern. Somewhat sapsucker susceptible, canker resistant, low leaf gall suceptiblity, twig gall resistant. Early receptivity. Canton, MN tested. -29F. Not yet given permission to release from Badgersett.
  • "Gateway" - Pollen sterile. ShagxBit 48% kernel, 2.5-3.0g kernel, annual heavy bearing, excellent shag flavor, slight pellicle to kernel adhesion. 80% easy extraction. 90% finger extraction. 60% halves, 20% quarters, 10% pieces, 10% stuck. Requires over-cracking side to side. Early ripening - Sept 20 in River Falls. Narrow plate shag bark, typical shag buds, shag husk, drops free of husk, central leader form under competition, orchard form unknown, strong angular twig pattern, canker resistant, twig gall resistant, Seedling of Weschcke. -36F. St Croix Co WI
  • "Shiver" - Pollen sterile. ShagxBit. 57% kernel, 3.0-3.8g kernel, heavy bearing but orchard bearing habbits not yet known, mild shag flavor, no pellicle adhesion. 100% finger extraction. 30% halves, 60% quarters, 10% pieces. Crack head to heel. Sapsucker, twig gall, leaf gall, and canker resistant. Large shag buds, 5 leaflets, central leader form, shaggy bark with medium width plates and many bare spots where bark has shed. Strong straight branches with spreading twig pattern. 45 deg crotch angle that continues angling upward of flat. Very low leaf holding. Mid season ripening - Oct 5th in Canton, MN. Late receptivity. Canton, MN tested. -29F. Not yet given permission to release from Badgersett.
  • "Bench Press" - Pollen sterile. ShagxBitxPossibly Ovalis. 50% kernel, 4.0-5.0g kernel, heavy bearing but orchard bearing habbits not yet known, rich shag BW flavor. Quite entangled in face of shell but not stuck in corners. 50% easy extraction. 80% finger extraction. 30% halves, 60% quarters, 10% pieces, 20% stuck. Crack head to heel. 5 leaf, low shag bark with wide plates, large shag bud, somewhat spreading form, somewhat fractally twig pattern. 45 deg crotch angle with branches that flatten or arc downward. No leaf holding. Sapscucker, twig gall, and canker resistant. High leaf gall susceptibility. Early to mid receptivity. Canton, MN tested. -29F. Not yet given permission to release from Badgersett.
  • "Butter Berry" - Pollen sterile. ShagxBit. 51% kernel, 2.0-2.5g kernel, high low alternate bearing in high fertility, heavy bearing, mild shag flavor. 75% easy extraction. 90% finger extraction. 35% halves, 45% quarters, 20% pieces, 25% stuck. Low twig gall susceptiblity. Sapsucker suscepible. Leaf gall and canker resistant. Med-long shag type bud. Very little shag and medium width shag plates to the bark. 45 deg crotch angles where branches flatten or arc downward. Straight strong branch pattern. Dominant central leader. Fractally pattern to twigs. No leaf holding. Proven heavy bearing habbits observed for over 7 years. Early to mid receptivity. 5 leaflet. Canton, MN tested. -29F. Not yet given permission to release from Badgersett.
  • "SF2" - BitxShag. 52% kernel, 3.8g kernel typical. Nut size and % consistent. Mild flavor that is very pleasant; entirely not astringent. Appears more oily than other samples. 50% easy extraction, 70% finger extraction, 10% halves, 65% quarters, 25% pieces. A Jesse and Eric selection. Appears pollen fertile.
  • "Swaim/SE F10" - ShagxBit. 48% kernel, 2.1g kernel. Productivity not well observed. Cracks well for meats. Mild shag flavor. Pollen fertile. -36F. St Croix Co, WI tested.
For Oil Pressing:
  • "Sparkle" - Pollen sterile. 51% kernel, 2.0-2.5g kernel, heavy bearing, high-low alternate bearing, one of the earliest to ripen at badgersett, mild shag flavor without much depth. 75% easy extraction, 35% halves, 45% quarters, 20% pieces. Nonastringent cured but mild astringency when uncured. Fastest growing hickory and heaviest recorded single year crop at Badgersett. Sapsucker susceptible. High twig, nut, leaf, and petiole gall (Phylloxera) susceptiblity which causes major crop loss on bad years; I only recommended growing this variety if you intend on burning or grazing of leaf litter in fall reliably. This is a high input variety that should be used in mostly in breeding. Some canopy health issues due to Phylloxera. Canker resistant. Low leaf holding. Strong & spreading side branches off central leader. 30 deg crotch angles flattening towards 45 deg. Slightly wavy branches and fractally twig pattern. Typical shag type bud. Barely shagging with narrow shag plates to bark. Late receptivity. Canton, MN tested. -29F. Not yet given permission to release from Badgersett.
  • "Abby" - BitxPec. Abbott seedling. 60% kernel, 2.3g-2.8g kernel, oat-like flavor underneath mild astringency; not pleasant to eat. 50% easy extraction, 80% halves, 70% quarters, 30% pieces. Fills reliably and low weevil predation. A Jesse and Eric selection. Appears pollen fertile.
  • "Laney Mama" - BitxShag. 50% kernel, 3.9g kernel typical but highly variable weight and % within same years crop. Strong nutty flavor that is pleasant to eat; possible very low and unnoticable astringency sensed. 20% easy extraction, 30% finger extraction, 30% halves, 15% halves, 35% quarters, 50% pieces. A Jesse and Eric selection. Monroe County, NY Native.
  • "SF1" - BitxShag. 53% kernel, 3.7g kernel typical. Nut size and % consistent. Mild flavor that is okay but mostly just oily; slight astringency. 20% easy extraction, 70% finger extraction, 20% halves, 40% quarters, 40% pieces. Variable face entanglement. A Jesse and Eric selection. Appears pollen fertile.
  • "Long False Siers" - GlabraxShagxBit, possibly ShagxOvalisxBit. 50% kernel, 3.3-3.8g kernel, no astringency, productivity not well observed, shagbark aroma, mild black walnut flavor, late. Good extraction. 80% easy extraction, 100% finger extraction. 25% halves, 70% quarters, 5% pieces. Crack head to heel. Doesn't always fill completely in St Croix Co in short cool years but fills to at least a 3g at 48% kernel. Low shag, somewhat tight bark with narrow plates, long narrow, pointy bud, thin wigged husk, 5 & 7 leaflets, wide leaflets, central leader form in a forest, form unknown in orchards. A seedling of False Siers. Appears pollen fertile. -36F. St Croix Co WI
  • "Skyview" - Finnicky oil-presser in KK20. Mix with high % kernel. Strong pollinator. Mostly Bitternut, some shagbark. 45% kernel, 1.9-2.4g kernel, annual heavy bearing, bland and minor astringency. 65% easy extraction. 65% quarters, 35% stuck crumbs. Requires over-cracking side to side. Ripens mid-season. Bitternut bark, shag buds, bit husk, 5 & 7 leaflets, drops in husk with husk ready for hulling. Pollen fertile. -40F. Baraboo, WI native
  • "Siers" - 47% kernel, 2.7g kernel typical. Nut size and % consistent. Lots of underdeveloped kernels and weevil affected nuts. This could be due to poor polination and low past harvests. Rich bitshag flavor with low astringency; not worth eating. 50% easy extraction, 70% finger extraction, 10% halves, 65% quarters, 25% pieces.
For Home Cracking and Milking:
  • "Ernest" - Pure Shag. Possible Grainger seedling. Better than Grainger. 44% kernel, 3.1-3.6g kernel, high low alternate bearing, rich shag flavor similar to Grainger. 80% easy extraction. 100% finger extraction. 50% halves, 50% quarters. Cracks well either direction. Moderare pellicle adhesion; this is one of the trees main faults but purely cosmetic and Grainger has this issue too. Does not self-hull but husks are easy to take off; this is likely inherted from her mom, Grainger who doesn't self hull reliably. Untested in high fertility; bearing habbits may be more regular when fertilized. Ripens with wild shagbarks in Niagara Co. I expected it to ripen reliably through zone 4b due to ripening time. Bearing observed for over 5 years. -18F proven though non-pecan hickories are almost always all hardy to zone 4a. Niagara Co, NY bred. Glen Lauffer selection, named in rememberance of his father.
  • "Snack Shack" - Pure shag. 43% kernel, 2.1-2.4g kernel, consistent annual bearing in high fertility, heavy bearing, sweeet shag flavor. One of the most proven consistent heavy bearers at badgersett. 90% easy extraction. 100% finger extraction. 50% halves, 50% quarters.Crack head to heel. Proven heavy bearing habbits observed for over 7 years. 5 leaflets. Typical shag bud shape. Low shagging bark with lots of plate forming and with many bare spots on trunk from shedding. Straight branches. Strong twig pattern. 45 deg crotch angle where branch angle approaches flat. Central leader form for 20ft then spreading form. Twig gall, leaf gall, canker, and sapsucker resistant. Pollen fertile with mid season pollen shed; early receptivity. Canton, MN tested. -29F. Not yet given permission to release from Badgersett.
  • "Sidewoods F"/SE D1 - Shag. 42% kernel, 3.0-3.5g kernel, annual good bearing, okay cracking, good shag flavor and somewhat mild, mid season. 70% easy extraction, 80% finger extraction. 30% halves, 40% quarters, 10% crumbs, 20% entangled. Requires over-cracking head to heel. Pollen fertile. -36F. St Croix Co, WI native

Seedling Parents:
  • "Long False Siers" and "False Siers" from Weschcke Population - These two trees are adjacent. "False Siers" from the Weschcke population has shown to make high quality offspring with low/no astringency, large nuts often over 3g and often over 50% kernel. Offspring carry the Black Walnut/Hickory mixed flavor
    Hybrids TREES I WOULD LIKE TO EVAL AND CLONE. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE THEM ----
  • "Swaim" - Bitshag. Likely SE F10. 2.7g 49% South Bend, IN native.
  • "Vest" - Bitshag. 2.5g 49%. Blacksburg, VA native. NOT EVALED BY ME
  • "Hand" - Bitshag. Doesn't mature in River Falls, WI. Linn Co, IA native. NOT EVALED BY ME
  • "Bridgewater" - Bitshag? Bears Reliably in River Falls, WI. New Preston, CT native. NOT EVALED BY ME
  • "Beam" - Bitshag. Cracks exceedingly well. 1.9g 50% kernel. Mt Oreb, OH. NOT EVALED BY ME
  • "Walters" - Bitshag. Cracks well. 4.0g 50% kernel. NOT EVALED BY ME
  • "Neilson" - Bitshag. Pollen sterile. NOT EVALED BY ME
  • "Ryan" - Bitshag. NOT EVALED BY ME
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  • "False Siers" - Glabra x Bit, possibly OvalisxBit. 53% kernel, 2.5-3.0g kernel, very minor astringency, annual good productivity, great extraction, mild black walnut flavor. Ovalis bark, Bitshag bud, intermediate thickness bitternut husk, 7 leaflets, medium narrow leaflets, upright multibranch branching form. 95% easy extraction, 50% halves, 35% quarters, 10% crumbs, 5% stuck. Crack head to heel. Makes very good offspring. Ripens late. Stores poorly. Appears pollen fertile. -36F. St Croix Co, WI
  • "Fairbanks" - BitxShag. Tested in St Croix Co, WI. 45% kernel, 1.7-2.3g kernel, annual heavy bearing, good hybrid flavor in zone 4a. 95% easy extraction. 60% halves, 35% quarters, 5% pieces. Crack any way youd like. Ripens late with shrunken kernel in St Croix Co, WI - Oct 15th; data is from St Croix Co evaluations, expect 2.6-3.1g kernel, 50% kernel, and dark kernel color in Southern WI. Partially self hulling but not completely. Low weevil predation in WI, possibly due to late ripening. Lightly shaggy bark, mostly bit bud, bitshag husk with minor wings and intermediate husk thickness, 7-11 leaflets, narrow leaflets, wide horizontal branching pinate form. Doesn't store well at least when unfilled from St Croix Co, WI. Many issues with weevil, predation, and poor fill when in weeviled areas but not in the north where it doesn't fully ripen. Weevils appear to cause kernel fill issues. -36F hardy. St Croix Co WI
  • "Stratford" - BitxShag. 50%, 1.5-2g. Annual heavy bearing a bit less than fairbanks reported, very minor astringency reported. Shag bud, bitshag bark, bitshag husk, white smooth shell, 5 leaflets. Cracks about as well as Fairbanks reportedly. Scion from PA.
  • "Paradise" - Mostly Bitternut. 3.4-4.0g kernel, 56% kernel, 20% halves, 50% quarters, 30% pieces, 70% finger extraction. Okay extraction with some shell pieces holding in large kernel pieces. 13/17 nuts were healthy in the sample provided in March. 1 had weevil, 3 were rancid. Low astringency - less than skyview. Sweet bitshag flavor like fairbanks but with astringency. Likely pollen sterile. Lateral bearing. Annual heavy bearer. Recorded yield around 200 gal in husk. PA.
  • "Pole Barn False Siers"/NW S5 - GlabraxShagxBitternut. 53% kernel, 2.8-3.3g kernel, no astringency, annual good productivity, okay extraction, mild shag flavor that is okay, some short lasted sharp taste on tounge in middle of chewing but none after. Astringency redeveloped in some nuts in 2022 nuts with improper storage. Why? IDK. late ripening. 80% easy extraction 10% halves, 70% quarters, 20% crumbs that can be extracted with fingers if desired. Crack head to heel. Appears pollen fertile. Shag like bark without shag, bitshag bud, bitshag husk, 7 leaflets, medium wide leaflet, shagbark form. -36F. St Croix Co WI
  • "False Siers Seedling 4"/NW R7 - GlabraxShagxBitternut. 54% kernel, 3.3-3.8g kernel, very minor astringency at end, annual good productivity, okay extraction, mild shag aroma, shag x mockernut flavor that is okay, some sharp flavor on tounge at the end of chewing, late ripening. Black walnut like bark, ? bud, bitternut husk, 7 leaflets, medium wide leaflet, shagbark form. 80% easy extraction, 30% halves, 50% quarters, 20% stuck crumbs. Crack head to heel. Appears pollen fertile. -36F. St Croix Co WI
  • "False Siers Seedling 5"/NW S1 - GlabraxShagxBitternut. 54% kernel, 3.0-3.5g kernel, very minor astringency at end, annual good productivity, poor extraction, shag aroma, bland and very mild black walnut flavor. Ovalis bark, bitshag bud, bitternut husk, 7 leaflets, medium narrow leaflets, shagbark form. 60% easy extraction, 80% finger extraction, 10% halves, 70% quarters, 20% stuck crumbs. Crack head to heel. Ripens late. Appears pollen fertile. -36F. St Croix Co, WI
  • "False Siers Seedling 3"/NW S2 - GlabraxShagxBitternut. 54% kernel, 3.0-3.5g kernel, very minor astringency initially and at end of eating, annual good productivity, good extraction, pleasant shag aroma and shag x mockernut flavor. Ovalis bark, bitshag bud, bitternut husk, 7 leaflets, medium narrow leaflets. 80% easy extraction, 20% halves, 60% quarters, 20% stuck crumbs. Crack head to heel. Ripens late. -36F. St Croix Co, WI
  • "SE K10" - ShagxBit. Source tree not yet found. 48% kernel, 2.4g kernel. Unintensional Seedling. Appears pollen fertile. -36F. St Croix Co, WI bred.
  • "Lundale" - 3.4g at 43%. Filled but kernel shrinks greatly like typical of bitternuts. Very large nut with thin shell 80% quarters, 20% pieces. 80% easy extraction, 20% stuck. Fairbanks flavor. No astringency. Very weevily, not very productive.
  • "Bird Sanctuary Labeled Glabra" - BitxOvalis. 3.0g at 53%. Tastes like skyview in flavor. Mild astringency. Poor extraction. 80% to large pieces. Face entanglement high. Kalamazoo Co, MI native. Definitely distinct from false siers though very similar in nut stats and look.

  • "Cob's Sweet Bitcan" - PecxBit. ?% kernel, ?g kernel. NY Selection
  • "Underwood" - Pecx?. 43% kernel when filled, 5.5g kernel when filled. Doesn't fill reliably even in a diverse hybrid orchard. Only cracked out well when unfilled. Not useful in production. Okay nutty flavor. 50% quarters, 50% pieces
  • "Dooley Burton" - PecxShag. Burton seedling. ?% kernel, ?g kernel.
  • "Dana's Door" - PecxShag. ?% kernel, ?g kernel. Annual heavy bearing. -31F. Beaver, IA
  • "Pleas" - PecxBit. Very productive, early, and great extraction. Astringent.
  • "Henke" - PecxShag. Very productive. ?% ?g kernel.
  • "Burton" - PecxShag. 44%, 3.0g kernel when filled. 36%, 2.2g kernel typical. Milwaukee WI tested. Dave reports heavy regular bearing.
  • "Burlington" - Pecan x Shag. 34% kernel when unfilled, 2.0-2.5g kernel when unfilled. Does not come close to maturing nuts in MI. 100% easy extraction to halves, strong pellicle adhesion, bland/poor flavor with some shag overtones when not ripe. MI tested

    • Shagbarks
  • "Enchanted Valley" - Shag. 42% kernel, 2.9g kernel, 90% easy extraction, 50% halves, great flavor, early, crack head to heel, high low alternate good bearing in low fertility site. 5 leaflets. Cross Plains wild selection.
  • "Festge 4" - Shag. 40% kernel, 2.5g kernel, great cracking, great flavor, alternate good bearing, crack head to heel, mid season. Cross Plains native
  • "Grainger" - Shag. 45% kernel, 3.3-3.8g kernel. 50% halves, 40% quarters, 10% pieces. 70% easy extraction, 95% finger extraction, 5% stuck. Cracks well both directions but too pokey to crack side to side. Medium pellicle adhesion. Alternate bearing, moderate producer, Weevil resistant, Excellent shag flavor. Not recommended in my area due to poor ripening in the north and there are better selections anyways. TN native, Terre Haute, IN tested.
  • "Conawingo" - Shag. ? Elfers selection. PA native
  • "Nielson" - Shag. 2.8g 42% kernel. Waterford, Ontario native. NOT EVALED BY ME
  • "Anthony" - Shag. 2.6g 42% Sterling, IL native.
  • "Yoder #1" - Shag. 43% kernel, 3.4g kernel. Husk sticks. PA
  • "Porter" - Shag. 45% kernel, 3.5g kernel. PA
  • "100 Grand" - Shag. 45% kernel, 3.0g kernel. Bland shag flavor. Beautiful light kernel. 30% halves, 40% quarters, 30% pieces. 60% easy extraction, 80% finger extraction. 20% stuck. Side to side crack is a bit better. Heaviest bearing tree at John Gordons according to Glen. Glen Lauffer selection.
  • "Happy Hollow" - Shag. 36% kernel, 2.2g kernel. 100% finger extraction to 80% quarters. Rich shag flavor and aroma. Pittman selection. KY
  • "Sinking Fork" - Shag. 38% kernel 1.85g. Mild shag flavor but not very rich and not fully bland either with no hickory aroma. Very pleasant taste. Cracks okay side to side for more halves and head to tail for quarters but better extraction. 20% entangled in corners requiring pick. No face entanglement. Pittman selection. KY


    • Shellbark
  • "Pittman's Fayette Sdlg #1" - 4.1g 31% kernel. Extracts perfectly. 50% halves, 50% quarters. Crack head to heel. Bred in KY. Seed from NY.
  • "Garnett" - Shell. 27% kernel, 5.6g kernel. 50% quarters, 50% pieces, 20% requires pick, poor extraction. Very pleasant, rich shellbark flavor. The ortet is very annually productive and very early. KY native.
  • "Simpson #1" - Shell. 21% kernel, 4.0g kernel. 50% quarters, 50% pieces, 30% requires pick, poor extraction. Very pleasant, rich shellbark flavor.


    • Pecans
  • Gibson - 138 days. Type 1 flower.
  • James Early - 140 days. Type 1 flower.
  • Snaps - 140 days. Type 1 flower. Pleasant Creek, IA. Around 26 days before Pawnee. Annual bearer for grimo. It cracks out in halves fairly easily.
  • OC-6 - 139 Day. Type 2 flower.
  • Carlson 3 - 139 day. Type 2 flower. Small nut. It was discovered in New Boston, IL. Annual bearer. It cracks out in halves fairly well. Good partner for 'Snaps'.”
  • Starking - Pecan. 3.2g and 56% at University of Ne
  • Peruque - University of NE has. 2.7g at 57% in NE. High Ranking.
  • 64-11-17 - Pecan. University of Nebraska grew to 4.1g at 58%. Highest ranking in contests.
  • Cornfield - Pecan. Earliest of ripening. Adapted to Ontario. Small nut. Need irrigation.
  • Picture - Pecan. Earliest of ripening. Adapted to Ontario. Small nut. Need irrigation.
  • Warren 346 - 140 day. 26 days before Pawnee. 2.4g. 51% kernel. 92nuts/lb. Found by Dale Warren in Wheeling, MO. Tall Upright growth prone to narrow crotch angles. Scab resistant. Protandrous flowering. Small nuts and cracks well.
  • Martzahn - 142 days
  • Green Island Beaver - 144 days.
  • Major - Bitcan (25% bit). 49% kernel. 2.8g. 78 nuts/lb Makes a good rootstock down to -40F or -50F, 78 nuts/lb. 3g and 51% in NE. High ranking in contests.
  • Snag - Pecan. Adapted to Ontario. Small nut. Need irrigation.
  • "Kellog's Pecan" - Pec. Annual good bearing. Never ripens but fills enough for squirrels to like it. No shell convolutions. Thin shell. Medium sized nut. -20F. Kalamazoo Co, MI tested



Honey Locust - Fall or Spring transplant. 1 year experimental superior seedlings available on request only. Grafted cloones experimental here and are available. We cull 80% of honey locust seedlings. We cull Honey Locust if there is: any too much stem dieback, if they have thorns, or if the tree does not grow enough compared to its siblings. Breeding site surveys suggests that 5% of offspring will be comperable to the parents. Expect 70% of our culled seedlings to develop thorns by the time they are 10ft tall. $40/grafted 2 yr plant. $10/1 yr seedling upon custom request only.
  • Monroe - 35% sugar, 75% pericarp avg, 10% protein, mostly seedless, biennially productive, completely thornless, vigorous. -19F proven hardiness. Kalamazoo Co, MI tested
    • The 10% protein is very interesting because seeds are said to carry the protein but Monroe pods are nearly seedless and carry a similar amount of protein by dry weight as a very seedy typical pod. The protein of these pods is likely much more digestable to cows due to the protein not being carried in the seeds. Medium stem dieback on first year nursery grafts in WI.
  • Piat - ~25% sugar, 46% pericarp avg, biennially productive, small thorns that get consumed by bark with age, vigorous. Low stem dieback on first year nursery grafts in WI. -19F proven hardiness. Kalamazoo Co, MI tested
  • Lancaster South - ~23% sugar, 33% pericarp avg, biennially productive, small thorns that get consumed by bark with age, vigorous. Low stem dieback on first year nursery grafts in WI. Only recommended for observation currently. Kalamazoo Co, MI tested
  • Lancaster North - ~20% sugar, 40% pericarp avg, biennially productive, very thorny, vigorous. Moderate stem dieback on first year nursery grafts in WI. Only recommended for breeding currently. Kalamazoo Co, MI tested. Lancaster, PA native
  • Trodder - Thornless ortet, Unruh selection. TN native
  • Pull Forge - 31.4% sugar. 8.33% protein. Thornless. Unruh selection. Lancaster Co, PA native
  • Cooper - Very low stem dieback on first year nursery grafts in WI. Ortet is very thorny. Malone selection.

PA Grafts - 20-38% sugar, great producing, thornless in grafts. Biennially productive unless noted. Tested in Lancaster, PA, untested in the Midwest. Listed below

  • MG1/Big Fatty/Calhoun? - 32.5% sugar in PA. Not hardy if it is Calhoun. Annually producing with high, low, low cycle.
  • MG2 - Good pods Feb 2022 Strongly Biennial.
  • MG3 - Very bad stem dieback on first year nursery grafts in WI. Good pods Feb 2022
  • MG4 - Not propagated much by others. Very hard to get scion.
  • MG5 - Low stem dieback on first year nursery grafts in WI. Good pods Feb 2022 Not propagated much by others.
  • MG6 - Bad stem dieback on first year nursery grafts in WI. Good pods Feb 2022 Not propagated much by others.
  • MG7 - Low stem dieback on first year nursery grafts in WI. Good pods Feb 2022 Not propagated much by others.


  • Delancey1 - Good pods Feb 2022
  • Delancey2 - Medium stem dieback on first year nursery grafts in WI. Good pods Feb 2022
  • Delancey3 - Maybe the best delancey tree for pods. Very bad stem dieback on first year nursery grafts in WI. Good pods Feb 2022
  • Delancey4 - Med stem dieback on first year nursery grafts in WI. Good pods Feb 2022
  • Delancey5 - Very bad stem dieback on first year nursery grafts in WI. Good pods Feb 2022
  • Delancey6 - Good pods Feb 2022
  • Delancey7 - Bad pods Feb 2022


  • DO1 - Very bad stem dieback on first year nursery grafts in WI. Good pods Feb 2022
  • DO2 - Good pods Feb 2022
  • DO3 - Bad pods Feb 2022
  • DO4 - Good pods Feb 2022


  • EO1 - Okay pods.
  • EO2 - Okay pods.
  • EO3 - Okay pods
  • EO4 - Okay pods Feb 2022
  • EO5 - Okay pods Feb 2022. 2 takes
  • EO6 - Very bad stem dieback on first year nursery grafts in WI. Good pods in Feb 2022
  • EO7 - Good pods in Feb 2022
  • EO8 - Good pods in Feb 2022
  • EO9 - Good pods in Feb 2022


  • Misc1 - Very good pods Feb 2022. Hard to reach scion.
  • DT S of Church - Low stem dieback on first year nursery grafts in WI.
  • DT E of Church South Tree - Very bad stem dieback on first year nursery grafts in WI.


  • Millwood - Very bad stem dieback on first year nursery grafts in WI.


    • Black Walnut - $50/epicotyl grafted 1 yr plant available 2025.
    • "Lions 2,11" - Excellent bearing in poor fertility, great crackout at 3.8/4 quarters avg easy extraction, 4.0/4 finger extraction, 0.5/4 kernel crushing, 4.0g kernel, 28% kernel, good health, good form, E-M season. Best extraction when overcracked with moistened kernel. Terminal bud dieoff typical. -31F. Grand Junction IA
    • "Lions 3,5" - Excellent bearing in poor fertility, great crackout at 3.7/4 quarters avg easy extraction, 3.9/4 finger extraction, no kernel crushing, 5.0g kernel, 31% kernel on drought year, 26% in 2021 during prior crop, good health, fine form, M-L season. -31F. Grand Junction IA
    • "Elm" - 6.0g kernel, 32% kernel. Heavy annual bearing, good crackout 3.0/4 fall out extraction, 3.9/4 finger extraction, kernel shatter resistant due to shell structure and kernel structure, questionably late for WI, good health, great form, -31F. My favorite proven tree though agitation easy extration may be an issue for machine cracking. The only selection I have observed to bear heavily over 3 straight years of drought without watering or fertilizer. Grand Junction IA
    • "Military Ridge" - 4.8g kernel, 28% kernel. Alternate heavy bearing, 3.5/4 quarters avg, late, good health, okay form, smooth texture and good flavor, terminial buds sometimes dont develop and some stem dieback often occurs but is >40 years old and bears well none-the-less. My second favorite tree. -29F. Mt Horeb WI native.
    • "Emma K" - I am in need of nuts for evaluation. Spoken of very highly by experts.
    • "Ohio" - 6.2g 29% kernel. Poor extraction. 10% finger extraction. Not recommended.


    American Persimmon - Only seed available. Seed sourced from the fruit dropping prior to mid-September in Indiana breeding orchard from select plants. Expect 1 in 400 of all the seedlings to be fully adapted, taste good, and be female in Southern WI. 400-800 seeds/lb. $80/lb superior early fruiting seed. Graft unions tend to be quite tender and the scions and rootstocks are not of proven hardiness (Meader is a shit flavored tree so don't get it). If you do get grafted tree, don't, but get Yates, Prok, or I115 as they are solid great early trees.



    Mulberry - $40/grafted plant
    • Illinois Everbearing - Produces incredible quality large fruit for an extended season. Doesn't shake well. Perfect Sweet sour combo unlike the wild alba. Zone 4 hardy. IL
    • Lawson Dawson - Sweet sour flavor. Large fruit. Everbearing. Very productive. Zone 4 hardy. Pittman selection. KY
    • Kokuso - Hardy zone 5. Edging here. A very good shaker with a narrow harvest window.
    • Collier - Shows promise for highly annual crops.
    • David Smith Everbearing - Medium fruit. Very productive. Fruit quality not wildly reported. Everbearing. Zone 4 hardy. NY
    • Corrale - Sour flavor. Illinois Everbearing seedling with similar characteristics. Hardiness unknown. Pittman selection. KY
    • El Dorado - Hardiness unknown. A golden colored, good shaker, good for drying. European selection.
    • Oscars - Said to only be hardy in zone 6 but it is hardy through zone 5. A moderate productivity good tree with great fruit that are large.
    • Silk Hope - Not hardy in zone 4 but is in zone 5. A sweet flavor. Can outproduce Illinois Everbearing. AJ Bullard selection.
    • Harmony Grove East - A male 100% or mostly pure rubra. Pittman selection.
    • Harmony Grove Rubra - A Pittman selection.

    • Baxter -
    • Black Pearl -
    • Wellington -

    • Northrop - Medium to small fruit
    • Viola's Lavendar - Light fruit color
    • Ivory - Light fruit color
    • St James - Light fruit color
    • Brooke - Medium fruit with koolaid flavor
    • Gerardi Dwarf - 6ft tall. Hardy. Very productive. Variable taste dependent on climate and soil. Only hardy to -15F.







    Superior Tree Crops

    dispersionfarms@gmail.com

    5155 Sunrise Ridge Trail
    Middleton, WI

    608-577-4309