How Many Different Kinds of Pecans Are There?

There are many kinds of pecans which can be grown. Species are divided into two categories, protogynous and protandrous.

Factors to consider when choosing kinds of pecans include disease resistance, yield, growth rate, pest resistance, oil content and kernel to shell ratio.

Various candies, cakes, desserts and dishes such as pecan pie, praline candy and pecan chicken can be made from the numerous kinds of pecans.

List of kinds of pecans:

Burkett, caddo, candy, cape fear, carmichael, cheyenne, choctaw, desirable, elliott, hican, kiowa, mahan, maramec, melrose, mohawk, native, oconee, papershell pecans, pawnee, podsednick, schley, shawnee, shoshoni, sioux, stuart, success, sumner, tejas (Texas), western schley, wichita.