Texas Pecan Tree
Carya Illinoesis
The pecan tree is commonly found in the Texas region of North
America. However, pecans can also be found from Ohio
southward. It is a deciduous tree having leaf compounds that are 12 to 20 inches
long. Each compound has 9 to 17 leaflets
measuring from 3 to 8 inches long. In addition the pecan bares a nut called the
pecan that has a brownish-black coat with
an edible inside. The pecan can reach a height of over 100 feet tall and can
grow to a thickness of nearly four feet in
diameter. It has a life expectancy of over 300 years. Pecans thrive in soil that
is damp and wet. It prefers a climate that
is misty and watery. The pecan is the fastest growing of the Hickories. The
pecans fruit has been a favorite on Native
Americans for many years. It is also a special resource since it provides air,
shade, a nut, and wood. The pecan can
fall victim to webworms, twig girdlers, scale, phylloxera, rosette, pecan scab,
pecan nut casebarer, hickory shuckworm,
aphids, mites, foliage feeding insects, and squirrels