Dohmann Pecan Farms

Dohmann Pecan Farms Dohmann Pecan Farms is a mom & pop business owned & operated by Janis & Edgar Dohmann since 1972.

We specialize in Texas native pecans and primarily sell in bulk to commercial brokers.

09/16/2017

We are sorry to report that Dohmann Pecan Farms will not have any pecans in 2017.

The crop was looking quite promising until Hurricane Harvey paid us a visit. Our primary farm is located near Columbus, TX which received over 20" of rain causing the worst flooding of the Colorado River in over 100 years. The river crested at 50.2 feet, just short of the 1913 record of 51.6 feet.

Many homes & businesses were flooded in and around the city of Columbus. Our pecan orchard is on rolling terrain near the river and water was 4' deep in places and as much as 12' deep in others. Our mobile home & travel trailer, located about 100 yards from the river and about 15 feet higher than the river flood stage both had 14" of water inside them. Both are ruined. Both of our tractors were submerged in water 4' deep - just below the seats of the tractors. Both should be salvageable, but will take some time. All of our other equipment was also flooded, tossed around, and washed off to other parts of our property. It will take some time to gather it all up & see what can be salvaged & what is lost.

We are fortunate that this is just a sideline business for us and is not our primary residence or business. Please keep all those who did lose their homes & businesses in your thoughts & prayers.

Thanks for your interest & support. We hope to have better news in 2018.

09/09/2016

It looks like our 2016 crop will be quite small. At this point, I am not certain if we will be able to accept public orders this year. I will post an update at the end of October.

We had very substantial rain in the early spring (crop formation time) this year, but it was a double-edge sword. On one hand, it was too much, but on the other hand, it was much needed.

After several years of extreme stress from the extended drought in Texas, our trees needed a recovery period. The heavy spring rains (coupled with significant orchard floor flooding) served to produce one of the heaviest and lushest new limb and leaf growth that I have ever seen. The trees looked absolutely gorgeous this year. However, the trees spent so much nutrients and energy into limb and leaf production, that they were unable to also set a strong crop.

So, the downside is that we will wind up with a very small crop this year, but the good news is that this bodes well for the long-term health and vitality of the trees. So, like most farmers, we will be looking forward to next year's crop with renewed optimism and hope.

Thanks for your continued interest - we will have more information at the end of October.

11/18/2015

Our 2015 crop is quite good - it looks to be our best crop in the past 6 years. We are temporarily sold out right now, but we will have more pecans available for sale the first week of December.

10/24/2015

The preliminary review of our 2015 crop looks good. We had planned to start harvesting this weekend, but the stormy weather has caused us to postpone the harvest until the weekend of Nov 1. We will keep our prices the same they have been for the last 3 years -- $4.00 per pound for cracked pecans or $3.60 per pound for uncracked, plus shipping. We do not have a sheller, so we are unable to offer shelled pecans. Send an email to [email protected] to place an order. Thanks.

11/24/2014

Contrary to my previous post on Nov 11, we do have some pecans for sale this year. The crop is coming in a little later than normal, but the quality is good and there are more pecans than I expected. Not a large crop by any means, but much better than I anticipated. Our trees are so large that it is difficult to get an accurate crop survey until the nuts actually start falling. The price is $4.00 per pound plus shipping for cracked pecans (we do not have a sheller, so we are unable to offer shelled pecans).

11/11/2014

For everyone who has been curious about the 2014 crop - I am sad to say that this year's crop is very small and it is doubtful that we will have enough quality pecans to take Internet orders this year. Our trees are still suffering from the 4-year drought in Texas. Even though rains were better this year, they were still far from adequate and the trees are heavily stressed from lack of water the past 3 years. We have lost several of our 200+ year old trees and a number of others have shed some huge limbs. Let's hope for better rains and continued recovery of the trees in 2015. Thanks for your interest.

11/20/2013

Sorry to say, but we will not have any pecans for sale in 2013. The drought in Texas this year has totally wiped out this year's crop. Please check back in Oct or Nov of 2014.

12/11/2012

We are now taking orders and shipping pecans from our 2012 crop. Prices are $4.00 per pound for cracked pecans or $3.60 per pound for uncracked pecans. Shipping is $12.00 for 5 pounds or $16.00 for 10 pounds. Discounts are offered for orders of 20 # or more.

09/12/2012

The 2012 pecan crop continues to look really good. If the storms spare us, we should be ready to start harvesting at the end of October.

07/25/2012

The 2012 crop is looking very good so far - trees are loaded and the pecans are nice & full. Still over 2 months to go in the growing season though.

11/05/2010

The 2010 harvest is underway and we will start shipping pecans on Nov 10. Please visit our web site or send a message to [email protected] if you would like to place an order or get more information. Thanks!

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1816 County Road 149
Alvin, TX
77511

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