Desirable Pecan
Carya 'Desirable'
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Desirable Pecan is a small deciduous tree known for its consistent quality of high quality crop and large papershell nuts. The compound green leaves turn yellow-brown in fall. Desirable matures very early, producing a good yield of nuts at a 5 years that ripens in October. Grows best in full sun and rich, moist well-drained soils. It should be noted that Desirable is very susceptible to scab.
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Origins: |
South Central N. America |
Height: |
20’ - 30’ |
Spread: |
15’ - 20’ |
Spacing: |
18’ |
USDA Hardiness Zone: |
7 - 9 |
Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Green |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Difficult to transplant due to taproot. Large trees can produce considerable litter with twigs, leaves, and nuts. No serious disease or pests. Hickory bark beetle, pecan weevil, borers and twig girdler can be problems in some areas. White heart rot, anthracnose, leaf blotch, powdery mildew, leaf spot, cankers, catkin blight, crown gall and scab are occasional diseases.
LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen planting or mass plantings, Woodland Garden, Naturalized Areas, Native Garden, and Shade Tree.
COMPANION PLANTS: Yellow Birch, Oakleaf Hydrangea, Bottlebrush Buckeye
IMAGES: James St. John, Carya illinoinensis (pecan tree) 1 (24790682337), CC BY 2.0, (2) Forest & Kim Starr, Starr-110209-0550-Carya illinoinensis-habit fall colors-MISC Piiholo-Maui (25073949365), CC BY 3.0 US, (3) Geo Lightspeed7, Pecan hulls burst open revealing fruit, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.