How to prune pecan 'cheyenne'

Late winter while dormant, just before budbreak. Young trees: select a dominant central leader and scaffold branches spaced 45–60 cm apart. Mature trees: remove water sprouts at their base, prune out dead, damaged, or crossing wood with clean cuts outside the branch collar. Avoid heavy pruning that delays bearing.

Annually. Pecan 'Cheyenne' is an earlier-bearing, smaller-framed cultivar, but pruning practice is the same as for other pecans. Train to a central leader when young. Mature trees need annual dormant pruning to remove dead wood, water sprouts, and crossed limbs. Keeping the canopy open improves nut size and reduces disease.

Young trees: select a dominant central leader and scaffold branches spaced 45–60 cm apart. Mature trees: remove water sprouts at their base, prune out dead, damaged, or crossing wood with clean cuts outside the branch collar. Avoid heavy pruning that delays bearing.