Missouri Arboretum

Pecan, Carya illinoensis

Native.  Leaves alternate, pinnately compound, 12-20 inches long with 9-17 leaflets.  Bark light brown and broken into vertical scaly ridges.  Tree grows to 100 feet and is grown commercially for wood and nuts.  The nuts grow in clusters of 3-10 and each is in a dark brown husk. 

GIS coordinate: N40 20.970 W94 52.928

Trail Number: G13

 

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