Editing Carya illinoinensis (section)

== Fruit and uses ==

The pecan fruit is an edible nut enclosed in a hard shell. UF/IFAS describes the crop as producing oval fruits about 1.5–2 in (3.8–5.1 cm) long, changing from green toward brown and maturing in early fall.<sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup> The supplied horticultural material does not provide a reliable cultivar-by-cultivar comparison of flavor, texture, kernel fill, or storage life, so those qualities should be recorded for the individual selection rather than generalized across the species.