Pecan

Description:

Bark is grayish brown to light brown under scales, ridges flattened, narrow, broken, scaly, fissures narrow, irregular. Native to North America, pecan trees are part of the hickory and walnut family. Pecans were originally gathered for eating, but have been grown in orchards since the 19th century. Pecan trees can reach 70 to 10 feet tall with a trunk 6 feet in diameter. Each leaf has nine to 15 mini-leaves with separate male and female flowers. Nuts grow inside a green pod in clumps of two to six. A pecan can take up to 12 years to produce nuts and continue to produce them for over 300 years.

Habitat:

Riparian forest along Trinity River in Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area.

Notes:

Pecan is the state tree of Texas.