Native Pecan

Native Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) – Large Native Nut & Shade Tree for North Florida

Botanical Name: Carya illinoinensis
Common Name: Native Pecan
Plant Type: Native deciduous nut tree

Native Pecan is a large long-lived native shade tree prized for its flavorful edible nuts, excellent wildlife value, and beautiful spreading canopy. Pecan trees are widely planted throughout North Florida, South Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle for nut production, wildlife habitat, shade, and ornamental landscape use.

This native hardwood tree produces highly valued pecans enjoyed by people, deer, squirrels, turkey, and other wildlife. Native Pecans are known for their strong growth, adaptability to Southern climates, and ability to become magnificent long-term shade trees for farms, homesteads, and large landscapes.

Plant Features:
• Native North American nut tree
• Produces edible pecans
• Excellent wildlife food source
• Large shade-producing canopy
• Long-lived hardwood tree
• Beautiful spreading growth habit
• Great for orchards and homesteads
• Valuable wildlife habitat tree

Mature Size:
Typically reaches 70–100 feet tall and 40–75 feet wide at maturity.

Sun Requirements:
Full sun

USDA Growing Zones:
Zones 6–9

Nut Production:
Produces edible pecans in fall

Evergreen or Deciduous:
Deciduous

Wildlife Benefits:
Pecans provide valuable food for deer, squirrels, turkey, and other wildlife while offering nesting and shade habitat.

Landscape Uses:
• shade tree plantings
• orchards
• wildlife habitat plantings
• homesteads
• farms and large properties
• edible landscapes
• native tree plantings

Soil Requirements:
Prefers deep, fertile, well-drained soil with regular moisture during establishment.

Pollination Information:
Pecan trees produce better nut crops when planted with another compatible pecan variety nearby for cross-pollination. Native seedling pecans are not considered reliably self-pollinating for heavy nut production. Planting multiple pecan trees or another compatible pecan variety nearby will improve pollination and nut production.Native pecans grown from seed are usually considered Type 2 (protogynous) MOST of the time, but native seedling pecans can vary because they are not cloned named cultivars

North Florida Growing Information:
Native Pecans grow exceptionally well in North Florida and the Florida Panhandle and are highly valued for nut production, shade, and wildlife habitat.

Available at Advanced Nursery Growers in Defuniak Springs, Florida.

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