Beaver Hybrid hickory grafted in 1924
Cedar Rapids Shagbark hickory grafted in 1926
Clark Shagbark hickory grafted in 1938
Fairbanks hybrid Shagbark by bitternut grafted in 1924
Herman Last Hybrid grafted in 1948
Hope pecan Pure pecan grafted to bitternut grafted in 1938
Kirtland Shagbark hickory grafted in 1936
Laney Pecan by shellbark grafted in 1936
Marquardt Hiccan grafted in 1924
Norton Hiccan grafted in 1938
River hickory Undetermined hybrid grafted in 1948
Rockville hiccan Pecan by shellbark grafted in 1926
Siers Mockernut by bitternut grafted in 1936
Stratford Shagbark by bitternut grafted in 1938
Weiker hybrid Shagbark by shellbark grafted in 1936

In addition to the above, several large and small trees of the Weschcke
variety are located in orchard and random locations, some having been
grafted in 1926 and later. Also, there is a sprinkling of Bridgewater
variety, grafted in 1936 and later, all bearing each year.

For many years, I observed hickories and walnuts in bloom and
hand-pollinated them, yet I overlooked many things I should have
discovered earlier in study. It was only after ten years of observing
the Weschcke hickory, for example, that I realized the importance of
proper pollinization of it. In years when it produced only a few nuts, I
had blamed seasonal factors, rains and soil conditions, but I now
realize that it was due to lack of the right pollen. In the spring of
1941, I decided to make special pollen combinations with all the