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Characteristics
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Juglandaceae--The Walnut Family
- Origin
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Originally from the midwestern US; naturalized in NC.
- Plant Description
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Deciduous tree to 100 feet; leaves alternate, once pinnately compound with 9-17 sickle-shaped leaflets; flowers April to May as leaves unfold, male flowers in drooping clusters, female flowers resembling tiny nuts, at tips of new growth; fruit maturing in fall, nuts in tough, splitting husks.
- Ornamental Characteristics
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Pecan has a nice yellow fall color.
- Landscape Use
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Very large shade tree. Edible landscape plant.
- Horticultural Cultivars
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Cultivars available. Choose two for good nut production.
- Availability/Propagation
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Available in nurseries. Cultivars are propagated by budding the desirable top onto a seedling rootstock.
- Culture
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Transplant budded young trees, taking care to dig a deep hole for the long taproot. Soil test to determine fertility needs. Consult Horticulture Information Leaflet_____ for details of culture.
- Coastal Ecology
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Pecan is not a native tree of the North Carolina coast, rather it was imported from the midwest by coastal residents and has naturalized, useful as a large shade tree and as a source of edible nuts. Those wanting a pecan for nut production should not transplant seedlings from the wild, but should purchase nursery grown, named cultivars that are superior nut producers. Pecan is moderatly salt tolerant, but will not prosper on the dry frontal dunes.
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