Plant Profile: Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert'

Names

Forkert Pecan

  • Photo of Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert' (Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert's)

Phonetic Spelling:KAIR-yuh il-ih-noy-NEN-sis

Genus:Carya

Species:illinoinensis

Family:Juglandaceae

This cultivar is suggested for cultivation in the southeastern United States, although it exhibits limited resistance to scab, necessitating an effective management strategy. It is classified as a Type II pecan.

 

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Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert' Feature Summary

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Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert' Feature Summary

Fruit
It bears long nut with a thin husk. The percentage of kernel is high.
Leaves
The green leaves are alternate and pinnate with 9-17 leaflets.
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Whole Plant Traits
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Good Drainage
more than 60 feet
Loam (Silt)
Flowers
Green
Cream/Tan

Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert' Fruit

Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert': Fruit Description

It bears long nut with a thin husk. The percentage of kernel is high.

Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert': Fruit Type

Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua

Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert': Fruit Value To Gardener

Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy

Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert' Leaves

Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert': Leaf Description

The green leaves are alternate and pinnate with 9-17 leaflets.

Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert': Leaf Color

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Green

Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert': Leaf Type

Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple

Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert': Leaf Arrangement

Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled

Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert': Hairs Present

No
Yes

Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert' Whole Plant Traits

Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert': Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert': Habit/Form

Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping

Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert': Growth Rate

Slow
Medium
Rapid

Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert' Cultural Conditions

Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert': Light

Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert': Soil pH

Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)

Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert': Soil Drainage

Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry

Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert': Available Space To Plant

12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet

Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert': USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

thermostat
6a
thermostat
6b
thermostat
7a
thermostat
7b
thermostat
8a
thermostat
8b
thermostat
9a
thermostat
9b

Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert': Soil Texture

Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky

Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert' Flowers

Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert': Flower Color

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Cream/Tan
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Green

Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert' Stem

Carya illinoinensis 'Forkert': Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes