DESCRIPTION GENERALE

• ORIGIN: Native to North America.
• CLIMATE: Withstands -15°C
• EXPOSURE: Sunny.
• SOIL:
• GROWTH: Normal.
• PATHOLOGY:
• PROPAGATION: Sowing.
• PRUNING:
• USE: The pecan tree can be cultivated both as an ornamental tree and as a fruit tree.
• MERITE:

GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY

• DIMENSIONS: Mature height 30m.
• PORT: Large tree.
• TRUNK:
• BARK:
• BRANCHES :
• NOTE:

PHYSIOLOGY OF LEAVES

• SHAPE: Elongated leaves, comprising 11 to 13 leaflets.
• COLOUR: Green in colour, they then take on a lovely golden hue in the fall.
• NOTE: Its leaves are deciduous.

PHYSIOLOGY OF FLOWERS

• TIME: March to May.
• FORM: From the end of March, the male flowers appear as long, yellow spikes. These are followed by the formation of young shoots and then by inconspicuous female flowers. Although the male and female flowers are borne on the same tree, their flowering periods differ.
• COLOUR: Light yellow.
• NOTE: If the goal is to obtain fruit, it is advisable to plant two plants to allow for cross-pollination and better fruiting.

PHYSIOLOGY OF FRUIT

• TIME: August-November.
• SHAPE: The fruit of the pecan tree is a drupe, with a fleshy outer shell.
• COLOUR: Green.
• NOTE: Requires long, hot summers to bear fruit. The pecan nut, with a taste similar to a walnut, has a smoother kernel. Fruiting occurs on 5-year-old trees.