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pecan

Plant

  • Large deciduous tree
  • 70-100' tall

Twig

  • Alternate leaf arrangement
  • Prominent lenticels

Leaf

  • 12-18" long
  • Alternate, compound with 9-7 leaflets
  • Leaflets: 2-5" long, with toothed edges

Flower

  • Separate male and female flowers
  • Male flowers in greenish catkins
  • Female flowers not easily visible

Fruit

  • 1-2½" long
  • Oval to oblong
  • Green outer husk encloses shell
  • Edible seed enclosed by brown shell