General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 50 to 100 feet
Plant Spread: 30 to 75 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Shade Tree
Edible Parts: Seeds or Nuts
Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Wind
Miscellaneous: Monoecious

Common names
  • Pecan
  • Northern Pecan

Comments:
  • Posted by flaflwrgrl (North Fl. - Zone 8b) on Aug 22, 2014 4:43 PM concerning plant:
    Miss L is a Louisiana native from Pointe Coupee Parish. A small nut at an average of 86 nuts per pound. Averages 52% kernel. The Alabama Pecan Growers Association recommends this cultivar for the home yard only as the nuts are too small to bring the prices needed to be competitive in the commercial pecan growing business. Miss L does have excellent pest resistance and it produces good yields as well as good-quality and great-tasting nuts. Its foliage condition, even in late season, is excellent even with no spraying.

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