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Hazelnut Tree
Carya illinoensis
Photo courtesy of City of Arlington, TX web site.
Photo courtesy of Alabama Department of Archives & History
The history of pecans can be traced back to the 16th century. The only major tree nut that grows naturally in North America, the pecan is considered the one of the most valuable North American nut species. The name "pecan" is a Native American word of Algonquin origin that was used to describe "all nuts requiring a stone to crack."
Pecan grows best on rich, well-drained soils. It can make a handsome landscape plant where space permits.
Botanical Information
Native habitat: Native to the midwest with its northern limit in Iowa. It grows south into Mexico.
Growth habit: The tree produces an open, spreading crown.
Tree size: Trees commonly reach 100 feet tall and can reach 150 feet tall.
Flower and fruit: Male flowers are catkins; female flowers lack petals and are formed in spikes. The fruit is a nut with a four chambered covering.
Leaf: Leaves are compound having approximately 12 leaflets with fine teeth along the margin. Fall color is bright yellow.
Hardiness: Winter hardy to USDA Zone 5.
Pecans are grown commercially in southern states and is the most important nut species native to the USA. The National champion trees is Texas and is over 118 feet tall. The Kentucky champion tree is in Trigg County and is 100 feet tall.
Pecan Trees... The trees are between 12" and 24" tall when shipped... And shipped Bare Root...
Shipping and planting times are winter and spring months. Please choose from following months: November thru April. But we will make exceptions with limited warranties due to heat during shipping.
And, any tree shipped during normal green and growth months ...which is May through October is going to arrive with brown, burned leaves. They will recover and go green again, but they are going to look dead on arrival.
PRICING AS FOLLOWS:
2 Pecan Trees = $12.95 plus $9.50 s/h.
10 Pecan Trees = $33.95 plus $12.50 s/h.
25 Pecan Trees = $49.95 plus $20.00 s/h.
50 Pecan Trees = $89.95 plus $25.00 s/h.
100 Pecan Trees = $178.00 plus $32.50 s/h.
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