Carya illinoinensis 'Lipan'
- Phonetic Spelling
- KAIR-ee-ah il-li-noy-NEN-sis
- Description
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'Lipan' is a hybrid pecan in the walnut family (Juglandaceae) released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service. It was named after the Lipan Apache, a Native American tribe. It is a cross between the 'Cheyenne' and 'Pawnee' cultivars.
'Lipan' is a type I pecan and will need to be planted with a type II tree for pollination. The tree is vigorous with a high yield and is resistant to wind breakage and pecan scab. It will grow 70 to 100 feet tall and 40 to 75 feet wide. See the NC State guide, "Growing Pecans in North Carolina," to the left. "Lipan' need 350 to 500 chilling hours to set fruit properly.
The spring flowers are followed by large nuts with a thin, easy-to-crack tan shell that matures in mid-October. Nut meats are light golden and have an excellent flavor.
The tree is appropriate for orchards or large yards. Keep in mind you must have rooom for 2 large trees for good nut production.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Aphids, pecan weevils, stink bugs, twig girdlers, and fall webworms can cause some issues. Diseases include powdery mildew, leaf spot and downy spot. See Clemson's publication on diseases of pecans.
VIDEO Created by Laura Barth for "Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, and Nuts," a plant identification course developed in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Carya
- Species:
- illinoinensis
- Family:
- Juglandaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Grafting
- Wildlife Value:
- Wildlife will eat the nuts.
- Edibility:
- The nuts have a good flavor
- 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
- Rounded
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- High
- Texture:
- Coarse
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- more than 60 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Cream/Tan
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Edible
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Type:
- Nut
- Fruit Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Fruit Width:
- 1-3 inches
- Fruit Description:
- Large nuts with a tan shell that is thin and easy to crack. Nut meats are light golden and have an excellent flavor.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Green
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Catkin
- Insignificant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Insignificant, monoecious, appear April-May. Male flowers are 4"-long yellow-green catkins, female flowers are shorter spikes.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Lanceolate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Alternate, medium green, 4-8" pinnately compound leaf with 9-17 leaflets; yellow fall color. Leaflets are lanceolate with serrate margins. Midrib of leaf and leaflets may be curved. Fewer and longer leaflets than black walnut.
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Dark Brown
- Dark Gray
- Surface/Attachment:
- Furrowed
- Bark Description:
- Grey-brown bark and rectangular furrows.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Bud Scales:
- No scales, covered in hair
- Stem Leaf Scar Shape:
- C-shaped, Cresent shaped
- Stem Lenticels:
- Conspicuous
- Stem Description:
- Grey-brown stems, raised lenticels, and pubescent buds in a U-shaped leaf scar.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Lawn
- Meadow
- Landscape Theme:
- Edible Garden
- Design Feature:
- Shade Tree
- Attracts:
- Small Mammals
