Pecan tree leaves are a sight to behold. On average, they measure about 12 to 20 inches in length and consist of 9 to 17 oblong-lanceolate leaflets. The leaflets are irregularly toothed and usually alternate along the stem, with a larger terminal leaflet at the end.

Pecan features medium green, odd-pinnate, compound leaves, with each leaf having 9-17 pointed leaflets. Leaflets range from 2-7” long. Leaves mature to yellow green in summer, eventually turning yellow brown in fall.

The leaves of a pecan tree are long. A single leaf, which is made up of 17 smaller leaflets, can measure close to two feet. Pecan tree leaflets have a distinctive shape. Some say they look like a bird of prey’s curved beak or a “sickle” shape. However you describe them, pecan leaves are slightly bowed at the tips and darker on top.

Unlike singular flat leaves, pecan tree leaves consist of several leaflets grouped together at the end of each stem. The tree typically bears between nine and 17 leaflets, positioned in pairs along the stem’s edges, and a single terminal leaflet at the end. These leaflets grow alternately along the branch, creating a unique asymmetrical pattern.