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The Pecan is a deciduous tree native to North America of the species Carya illinoinensis. It is member of the hickory genus, which see for rest of the genus. Pecan trees can grow to 25-40m in height, and can be grown approximately from USDA hardiness zones 9 to 5, provided summers are also hot and humid.

The nuts of the Pecan are edible and are eaten fresh and used in cooking, particularly sweet desserts, but also some savory dishes. One of the most common desserts with the pecan as a central ingredient is the pecan pie . In addition to the nut, the wood of the tree is also used in making furnitureFurniture is the collective term for the movable objects which support the human body (seating furniture and beds), provide storage, and hold objects on horizontal surfaces above the ground. Storage furniture is used to hold or contain smaller objects suc, in hardwood flooring , as well as flavoring fuel for smoking meats.

Hickory flowerA flower is the reproductive organ of those plants classified as angiosperms ( flowering plants; Division Magnoliophyta). The function of a flower is to produce seeds through sexual reproduction''. For the higher plants, seeds are the next generation, ands are anemophilousPollination is an important step in the reproduction of seed plants: the transfer of pollen grains (male gametes) to the plant carpel, the structure that contains the ovule (female gamete). The receptive part of the carpel is called a stigma in the flower and self incompatible, so two or more varieties must be present to pollenizeThe words pollenizer polleniser and pollinator are often confused. A pollenizer is the plant that provides pollen. A pollenizer is always a plant. A pollinator is the agent that moves the pollen, whether it be wind, bees, moths, bats, or birds, etc. The v each other.