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Arboretum
"A man does not plant a tree for himself, he plants it for posterity." - Alexander Smith
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Pecan
(Carya illinoensis)
Donated by
Beta Sigma Phi
Tree Map Location: #
85
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Leaf:
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Alternate, pinnately compound with 9 to 15 finely serrate and often curved leaflets, 12 to 18 inches long.
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Flower:
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Monecious; male flowers in hanging, yellow-green catkins, often in pairs of three (4 to 5 inches long); females are small and yellowish green, 4-angled.
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Fruit:
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Large, oblong, brown, splotched with black, thin shelled nuts, 1 1/2 to 2 inches long, husks are thin, usually occur in clusters on trees, mature in fall.
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Twig:
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Moderately stout, light brown, fuzzy (particularly when young); leaf scars large and three lobed; buds are yellowish brown to brown, hairy, with terminal buds 1/4 to 1/2 inch long.
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Bark:
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Smooth when young, becoming narrowly fissured into thin broken strips, often scaly.
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Form:
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A large tree (can reach heights well over 100 feet) with spreading crown when in the open.
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Source:
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College of Natural Resource Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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To participate in the Kaskaskia College Arboretum please contact:
Office of Institutional Advancement
618-545-3069
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