VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Carya illinoensis | Pecan 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
Pecan wood is inferior to that of other hickories and is not important
commercially.  It is occasionally used for furniture, flooring,
agricultural implements, tool handles, and fuel [21,23].


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
Pecan nuts are eaten by a number of bird species, fox and gray
squirrels, opposums, racoons, and peccaries [10,18].  White-tailed deer
sometimes heavily browse older pecan trees [19].


PALATABILITY : 
NO-ENTRY


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


COVER VALUE : 
Pecan provides cover for a variety of birds and mammals in the
oak-hickory forests of southeastern United States [10].


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
Pecan has been successfully planted on surface-mined lands of Indiana,
Oklahoma, and Missouri [3].  The deep, lateral roots can provide
excellent watershed protection [24].


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
Pecan is widely planted as an ornamental, and for its sweet edible nuts.
The nuts have a high percentage of fat and are used extensively in
candies and cookies [20].  The leaves and bark are sometimes used as an
astringent [23].


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Pecan seedling establishment is difficult due to small mammals pilfering
seed and girdling seedlings [24].  A number of small insects attack
pecan but rarely become epidemic [18].

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