Pecan
Carya illinoinensis
Pecan is the largest of the hickories and the source of the beloved native nut, a massive, long-lived shade tree of river bottoms. Needs room and rich, deep soil; rewards with shade, mast, and harvest.
- Family
- Juglandaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 70–100 ft
- Spacing
- 40–75 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow, green, brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host, mammals
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~235 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- AL, AR, CA, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA