pecan Juglandaceae Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch   symbol: CAIL2
	Leaf: Alternate, pinnately compound with 9 to 15 finely serrate and often curved leaflets, 12 to 18 inches long. Flower: Monecious; male flowers in hanging, yellow-green catkins, often in pairs of three (4 to 5 inches long); females are small and yellowish green, 4-angled. Fruit: Large, oblong, brown, splotched with black, thin shelled nuts, 1 1/2 to 2 inches long, husks are thin, usually occur in clusters on trees, mature in fall. Twig: Moderately stout, light brown, fuzzy (particularly when young); leaf scars large and three lobed; buds are yellowish brown to brown, hairy, with terminal buds 1/4 to 1/2 inch long. Bark: Smooth when young, becoming narrowly fissured into thin broken strips, often scaly. Form: A large tree (can reach heights well over 100 feet) with spreading crown when in the open.
	USDAFS Silvics of North America - USDAFS Additional Silvics - USDA Plants Database Carya illinoinensis is native to North America. Range may be expanded by planting. See states reporting pecan (opens a new window).