Taxon

Carya illinoinensis

 
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Carya illinoinensis - pecan
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Common name: pecan
Family: Juglandaceae (walnut family)
Distribution: c. and e.-c. United States to Mexico
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: This deciduous tree can reach 100' high in the wild but in landscapes 60' is more likely. Tall, straight habit with a broadly oval, uniform crown. When open grown it produces low, wide-spreading branches. Growing period is too short for nuts in Ohio, but makes very nice shade tree.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture

Locations

  • 1: CCA: AX30 (AX30) • Accession: D1999-1771.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 2: • Accession: D2015-0842.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 3: CCA: AY30 (AY30) • Accession: D1995-0999.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 4: CCA: AY30 (AY30) • Accession: D2011-0523.004 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 5: CCA: AZ30 (AZ30) • Accession: D1995-0999.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 6: FLS: CB25 (CB25) • Accession: D1999-1771.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 7: PCA: CA16 (CA16) • Accession: D1933-0004.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 8: PCA: CA16 (CA16) • Accession: D1933-0004.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 9: VCA: AV10 (AV10) • Accession: D1937-0005.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 10: VCA: AV10 (AV10) • Accession: D1937-0005.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 11: VCA: AV10 (AV10) • Accession: D1937-0005.004 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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