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.