Native Trees of Indiana
River Walk

 

Pecan

Carya illinoinensis

 

Pecan

Natural range is green.

Pecan

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This is the tree that produces the commercial edible Pecan nut. Leaves have 9 to 17 leaflets. Its natural range is primarily the lower Mississippi River Valley, but it is found into southwestern Indiana. It is the largest of the hickory tree species. The tree does not bear many nuts in the Midwest.

 

Inventory No. 2567 
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