The largest member of the hickory family, pecan trees often grow to a height of over 70 feet and a spread greater than 80 feet. Pecans have large, pinnately compound leaves with each leaf bearing 7-13 leaflets. Nuts are borne on branch terminals in clusters of 2-5. A fleshy green husk surrounds the nut during the growing season but splits open in October to reveal the light brown nut that is streaked with black mottles. As husks dry and wither, nuts fall freely from the tree.
Pecan nuts vary in size, shape, and shell thickness.
This text was extracted from the publication, MF-1025.