Pecan

Carya illinoinensis

Juglandaceae (Walnut Family)

▲ mature tree at Darr Agricultural Center

▲▼ leaves

▲▼ nut in husk on the tree

▲ nut (left) and fruit (right)

▲ bark and trunk

Location near campus:  north side of Journagan Drive at Darr Agricultural Center and on East Loren St., just west of Kings

Carya illinoinensis: Pecan

·         leaves alternate, deciduous, pinnately compound with 9-17 leaflets– usually 9-11; leaflets 1-3" long and ½ as wide, lanceolate

·         fruit is oval nut, 1-3" long,, 1" diameter; husk splits partially in fall to release brown/black speckled nuts– is the source of pecan nuts

·         prefers moist, fertile, well-drained soils– found in native stands in river and creek bottoms

·         bark is brown to brown black and shallowly furrowed with age

·         medium to fast growth rate

·         native to Missouri