What are commonly known today as "Wisconsin pecans" can be traced back to an expedition to southwestern Wisconsin in the late 1970s, organized by the Northern Nut Growers Association.  The nuts the adventurous members discovered, near the source of the Mississippi River, were later sold to other members, including about twenty-five to our father, Thomas Fox.  It is from this small handful of nuts that eventually gave rise to our "Wisconsin" or "Wismi" (Wisconsin + Michigan) pecan trees at Magicland Farms.  These pecans have not only proven to be extremely hardy, but also regularly yield crops that can fully mature in Lower Michigan climates (at least), even during an abnormally short and cool year like 2019.  The size of the nuts are characteristically small like most northern strains, a fact compensated nonetheless by their sweet flavor.  Their potential as a handsome and exotic shade tree becomes more and more apparent with each passing year.  Cultivating this national botanical treasure far and wide for anyone of its many virtues is a good way of burying the sorrow of having lost the original Wisconsin stands to the Great Flood of 1993.     

Check out this video on how to plant the pecans.