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PECAN

Carya spp.
Carya spp of the family Juglandaceae, the walnut family

Principally C. aquatica, C. cordiformis, C. floridana, C. myristicaeformis, C. pallida, and C. texana

Pecan frequently cannot be distinguished from hickory and in fact the two are often mixed indiscriminately in lumber yards and simply sold as hickory.

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my samples --- the color is a little hard to capture on this species, but these shots are pretty accurate:


both sides of a sample plank with accurate color --- I am not particularly familiar with this wood, but based on the little I do know, I judge this sample plank to be of poor quality and probably not well representative of the species. This poor quality is not unusual in the samples obtained from the IWCS.


end grain and end grain closeup of the sample plank directly above


both sides of a plank


closeup of the plank above


plank and end grain --- this was cut from the larger plank above and sanded down for the pics


end grain closeup of the piece directly above


veneer


veneer sheet and two closeups


veneer sheet and closeup


pecky veneer sheet and closeup --- not a very good example of "pecky" in general but apparently about average for pecky in this species

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web pics:


planks


planks and closeup


planks, all from the same vendor


this was just listed as a plank, but it appears to be spalted


spalted


veneer


veneer, both from the same vendor


"pecky" veneer


bowl blank

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spalted pecan bowls --- I'm guessing the first one either has some red stain applied, or else is very incorrectly portrayed


a wood carving from pecan