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Pecan Tree

Carya illinoinensis

Photo by Endia Howard
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Field Notes

Description:

The tree occasionally reaches a height of about 50 m (160 feet) and a trunk diameter of 2 m. It has a deeply furrowed bark and compound leaves with 9–17 finely toothed leaflets, arranged in feather fashion.
"pecan." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Britannica Academic. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2015. Web. 02 Nov. 2015. <http://academic.eb.com/EBchecked/topic/448277/pecan&gt;.

Habitat:

Native to North America. Native pecan trees occur in the United States (near the Rio Grande in Texas, and in Nebraska, Iowa, Indiana, and occasionally Alabama).

Notes:

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Reference Links:

Encyclopedia - Britannica Online Encyclopedia

Species ID Suggestions

Pecan Tree

Cayra Illinoinensis

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Pecan Tree

Carya illinoinensis

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Pecan Tree

Carya illinoinensis

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Comments (2)
discovery62
The Pecan tree can look light gray sometimes. The tree can grow very tall around 60-90 tall. The leaves sometimes look curved. The leaves look dark green but in the Fall they turn to different colors. They are very short around 2-4 inches long. The Pecan tree can be used for desserts.
discovery63
The pecan tree can grow up to 50m (160f) it has deeply furrowed bark. This tree has up to 9 - 17 leaves the male flowers look like hanging catkins the female flowers look like tight clusters. This tree 's fruit is a vegtable that most people eat for dinner and has good butter in it. And also this tree is used for pie. This tree is in the southern U.S. also the states that this tree is in is Texas,Iowa, India, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, Mississipi, Australia, and South Africa.

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