Carya Illinoinensis " Pecan"

Carya Illinoinensis " Pecan" host plant

Did you know that 238 insects use Carya trees as their host plant?

Butterfly host plant for Luna Moth ( Actias Luna)

Pot Side: 2 gallon

Height: up to 12"

Facts about Carya Illinoinensis host plant:

This tree is an important host plant for the luna moth. The leaves are alternate, compound, odd pinnate, over 15" long; leaflets usually 9 to 17 in number and dropping, lanceolate in shape, margins serrate. Flowers: male flowers borne in a light green catkins to about 6" long. Fruit: A nut borne in a smooth, thin shelled husk, to about 2"long and shaped like a football. Distribution: introduced species found in disturbed upland sites across much of northern Florida where escaped from cultivation.

* Family: Juglandaceae

* Zones: 5 to 9

* Height: 50 to 80 feet

* Bloom Time: Spring

* Sun: Full sun to part shade

* Water: Medium