Pecan
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch - Walnut familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 120.0 feet
Planting Distance: 7.9 feet
Plant Type: Tree
Root Depth: 32 inches
Growth Form: Single Stem
Growth Rate: Slow
Features
Flower Color: Yellow
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Early Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Low
Flood Tolerance: None
Fire Tolerance: Low
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Pecan: Acrobasis caryae, Acrobasis caryivorella, Acrobasis caulivorella, Acrobasis cunulae, Acrobasis evanescentella, Acrobasis exsulella, Acrobasis grossbecki, Acrobasis hebescella, Acrobasis indigenella, Acrobasis juglandis, Acrobasis latifasciella, Acrobasis nuxvorella, Acrobasis palliolella, Acrobasis peplifera, Actias luna luna, Amorpha juglandis, Archips infumatana, Cameraria caryaefoliella, Catocala agrippina, Catocala angusi, Catocala epione, Catocala judith, Catocala maestosa, Catocala obscura, Catocala palaeogama, Catocala piatrix, Catocala residua, Catocala sappho, Catocala similis, Catocala vidua, Citheronia regalis, Citheronia splendens, Coleophora laticornella, Coptodisca lucifluella, Cossula magnifica, Cydia caryana, Datana integerrima, Dichomeris ventrella, Eulogia ochrifrontella, Euzophera semifuneralis, Gretchena bolliana, Gretchena deludana, Hyalophora cecropia, Hyphantria cunae, Larisa subsolana, Malacosoma americana, Monoleuca semifascia, Panopoda rufimargo, Peridea angulosa, Phyllonorycter caryaealbella, Phyllonorycter olivaeformis, Platynota rostrana, Pococera subcanalis, Psilocorsis cryptolechiella, Psilocorsis reflexella, Sabulodes caberata, Satyrium edwardsii, Schizura concinna, Schizura leptinoides, Schizura unicornis, Spodoptera frugiperda, Stigmella juglandifoliella, Synanthedon geliformis, Synanthedon scitula, Thorybes ephemeraeformis
Native Range
- USA: Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas
- MEX: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.