Carl Weschcke

Carl Livermore Weschcke was an American horticulturist born in 1894 and remembered especially for his work with nut culture in Minnesota and Wisconsin. He spent many years experimenting with trees suited to colder regions, aiming to show that crops often associated with milder climates could be grown farther north.

He is most closely linked with Growing Nuts in the North, a personal account built from roughly three decades of experience. The book blends observation, trial and error, and encouragement for growers who wanted useful, food-producing trees rather than purely ornamental plantings.

Weschcke died in 1973. Although he is not a widely known public figure today, his name still endures among readers interested in practical horticulture, homesteading, and the long tradition of adapting fruit and nut growing to challenging northern conditions.