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Hickory Creek Orchard Feasibility Study, Brad Henley
Hickory Creek Orchard Feasibility Study, Brad Henley
Undergraduate Research Conference
Does land in East Texas host desirable soil types for developing large acreage into nut-bearing orchards?
Agricultural Assessment: Pecan Orchard Feasibility Study, Brad Henley
Agricultural Assessment: Pecan Orchard Feasibility Study, Brad Henley
Undergraduate Research Conference
East Texas has predominantly been categorized historically as a forestry and timber management region. The nearest region to expectedly encounter viewing a large number of properties containing the growth of nut-bearing tree plantations, better known as orchards, is the Hill Country or South Texas Regions. During 2012, I witnessed a rural real estate transaction between an East Texas timber landowner and successful almond orchard farmer. The almond farmer had no previous experience with the practice and management of Texas loblolly pine plantations; however, he had interest in diversifying his real estate investment portfolio to include a pine plantation offering a …