Hardy Pecan Tree (Carya illinoinensis) - 12–24” Live Bare Root Edible Nut Tree for USDA Zones 5–9

Product Overview

Experience the benefits of growing your own Hardy Pecan tree (Carya illinoinensis), a deciduous nut tree prized for its large, sweet pecans and valuable hardwood. This live bare root tree, standing 12–24 inches tall, is suitable for orchards, food forests, and spacious yards. It thrives in USDA hardiness zones 5 through 9, making it adaptable to a range of climates.

Key Features

• One live bare root Hardy Pecan tree known for producing large edible nuts
• Produces sweet pecans ideal for baking or fresh consumption
• Cold-hardy and adaptable to USDA zones 5–9
• Long-lived tree with high nut yield, perfect for orchards and homesteads
• Prefers full sun exposure and deep, well-drained loamy soil

Growing Information

The Hardy Pecan tree grows best in fertile, well-drained soil with moderate watering. It requires full sun to maximize nut production and has a medium to fast growth rate. This tree reaches a mature height of 70 to 100 feet. It blooms in spring and produces nuts ready for harvest in the fall. The foliage is green during the growing season and turns yellow in the fall, adding seasonal interest to your landscape.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.