Carya Pecan

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Carya Pecan in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Carya Pecan, Engler & Graebn. (Juglans Pecan, Marsh. Hicoria Pecan, Brit. C. illinoensis, Koch. C. olivaeformis,Nutt.). Pecan. Fig. 823. To 170 ft., with branches pubescent when young: bark deeply furrowed, grayish brown: winter-buds yellow: lfts. 11-17, short-stalked, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, serrate or doubly serrate, tomentose and glandular when young, usually glabrous at length, 4-7 in. long: staminate catkins almost sessile: fr. 3-10 in clusters or spikes, oblong, l½-3½ in. long; nut ovoid or oblong, smooth, brown, irregularly marked with dark brown, 2-celled at the base; kernel sweet. From Iowa and Ind. south to Ala. and Texas; also in Mex. S.S. 7:338-9. A.G. 12:273-275. U.S.N.C.1, 8, 9.—This species is the most important as a fr. tree, and many named varieties are cult. in the southern states, but it is tender N. The wood is less valuable than that of the other species. Hybrids are known of this species with C. cordiformis, C. alba and C. laciniosa, for which see Rep. Mo. Bot. Gard. 7, pls. 20-23 and Gng. 2:226. See Pecan. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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