Carya illinoinensis 'Kiowa'
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- KAIR-yuh il-ih-noy-NEN-sis
- Description
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This is a common recommended precocious cultivar for southeast United states with a pretty high resistance to pecan scab. It is subject to alternate bearing.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Carya
- Species:
- illinoinensis
- Family:
- Juglandaceae
- Dimensions:
- Height: 70 ft. 0 in. - 100 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 40 ft. 0 in. - 75 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Edible
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Oval
- Rounded
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Loam (Silt)
- Soil pH:
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Available Space To Plant:
- more than 60 feet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Type:
- Nut
- Fruit Description:
- It produces a little darker Desirable-shaped nuts with high kernel percentage.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Cream/Tan
- Green
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- The green leaves are alternate and pinnate with 9-17 leaflets.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
