Carya illinoinensis

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Disclaimer: The species, cultivars and hybrids in this database have been carefully chosen for their good qualities for food forests. They do not mean instant success. Food forestry is still a young field in which it is a core value to put the right plant in the right place and to focus on great diversity.

Cultivars

Cultivar	Genes	Pollination partner	Productive life span - start (year) - minimum	Productive life span - start (year) - maximum	Productivity - peak (yield) - maximum	Ease of removal - edible parts	Size edible parts
Burton	Carya illinoinensis x ovata	Self-fertile (sf)
Carlson 3	Carya illinoinensis		Type 1, match with type 2			Average	Difficult	Small
James	Carya illinoinensis x laciniosa
Lucas	Carya illinoinensis			15	20	High	Easy	Medium
McAllister	Carya illinoinensis x laciniosa
Pawnee	Carya illinoinensis			15	20	High	Easy	Large
Peruque	Carya illinoinensis			15	20	High	Easy	Medium
Snaps	Carya illinoinensis					Average	Easy	Medium
Vernon	Carya illinoinensis x ovata

Rootstocks

Rootstock
Carya illinoinensis northern pecan seedling

References