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The tree is cultivated for its seed primarily in the U.S. states of Georgia, [3] New Mexico, [4] and Texas, [5] and in Mexico. The seed is an edible nut used as a snack and in various recipes, such as praline candy and pecan pie. The pecan is the state nut of Alabama, Arkansas, California, Texas, and Louisiana, and is also the state tree of Texas.
The nine or ten genera in the family have a total of around 50 species, [3] and include the commercially important nut-producing trees walnut (Juglans), pecan (Carya illinoinensis), and hickory (Carya). The Persian walnut, Juglans regia, is one of the major nut crops of the world.
Pecan tree diseases (13 P) P. Pecan (2 C, 13 P) Pages in category "Carya" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.
The pecan weevil, Curculio caryae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is an obligate feeder on the nuts of North American hickories and pecans (Carya species), most widely recognized as an economically important pest of the pecan, Carya illinoinensis (Fagales: Juglandaceae).
Carya aquatica, the bitter pecan or water hickory, is a large tree, that can grow over 30 metres (98 ft) tall of the Juglandaceae or walnut family. In the American South it is a dominant plant species found on clay flats and backwater areas near streams and rivers. The species reproduces aggressively both by seed and sprouts from roots and from ...
Carya cordiformis K.Koch [1]: 72 Bitternut Hickory: Scattered state-wide Least Concern: Juglandaceae: Carya glabra Sweet [1]: 73 Pignut Hickory: State-wide Least Concern: Juglandaceae: Carya laciniosa (Michaux f.) Loudon [1]: 74 Shellbark Hickory: Infrequently in northwest Georgia Least Concern: Juglandaceae: Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg.
A pecan is a type of nut belonging to either of two species: Carya illinoinensis, the usual meaning of pecan; Carya aquatica, bitter pecan, also called water hickory; The pecans are the four species of section Apocarya in the genus Carya, two of which are individually known as hickories Pecan may also refer to:
Carya illinoensis: Carya illinoinensis: Pecan Nut: Ġewża tal-Pekan [247] Casuarina cunninghamiana: Casuarina tenuissima: Australian River Oak [248] Casuarina equisetifolia: Casuarina litorea: She-Oak: Kaswarina [249] Casuarina verticillata: Casuarina stricta: Drooping She-Oak: Kaswarina [250] Catabrosa aquatica: Aira aquatica: Whorl-Grass ...