Pecan Tree

This pecan tree will be a great addition to your nut orchard.
Also called the Ultra Northern Pecan tree.
This is a cold hardy variety of pecans.
And a seedling of the parent tree, which should resemble similar traits.

Sizes Explained

A Grade (Ground-Ready): Stronger, thicker stems for instant planting.
B Grade (Ground-Ready): Thinner stems, but still suitable for planting directly in the ground.
C Grade: Smaller plants that can be planted directly in the ground, or started in a pot or garden bed for one season to help them establish.

Grow more than 2 northern pecan trees for the best pollination.
And to get the most nut production from your orchard.
The Ultra Northen Pecan has a Canadian and hardiness zone rating from zones 5 through to 9a.

As well as being one very tasty nut.
The pecan tree has a fast growth rate and does well in full sun.
The northern pecan will grow to a great size of 50 feet high.
Plant them in a location that they can be happy for a long time.

You can harvest your northern pecan nuts each October.
As they fall from the tree, pick them up directly from the ground.
It’s easy to process and dry them for your edible enjoyment.

These pecan trees come as bare root trees. Shipped to your door as a dormant plant.
You can plant them directly in the ground when you recieve them.

Add a pecan tree to your order today!

Key Features

• The hardiest pecan strain available, selected from trees thriving in the northernmost edge of pecan’s native range.

• Survives and produces nuts in cold climates where standard pecans cannot grow.

• Large, stately shade tree with strong timber quality and excellent long-term value.

• Produces delicious, buttery pecans that are smaller than southern varieties but notably sweeter.

• Reliable annual producer once mature, with heavy yields in good years.

• Deep taproot and strong wood, making it wind-firm and drought-resilient after establishment.

• Excellent wildlife tree, providing nuts for birds and mammals.

Growth & Planting

• Planting Zone: 5–8 (Ultra Northern strain pushes well into Zone 5, sometimes 4b in protected sites)

• Sunlight: Full sun is essential for nut production.

• Soil: Prefers deep, fertile, well-drained loam. Tolerates clay-loam if not waterlogged.

• pH: Slightly acidic to neutral (6.0–7.0).

• Spacing:

  • Orchard spacing: 30–40 ft

  • Food forest or homestead spacing: 40–50 ft

• Growth rate: Moderate to fast.

• Pollination: Requires two genetically different pecan trees for best nut set (Type I & Type II recommended).

• Time to nut production: 8–12 years (faster with excellent soil + irrigation).

Why Ultra Northern Pecan Is a Customer Favourite

• One of the few nut trees that gives commercial-grade nuts in cold regions.

• Perfect for Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario food forests.

• Massive long-term payoff: shade, wildlife value, and a lifetime supply of pecans.

• Low maintenance once roots are established.