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Pecan trees at The Arboretum State Botanical Garden of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky Located along the path through the Bluegrass Region at The Arboretum is a stand of Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) trees. Also known as Northern or Hardy Pecan, this tree is actually a species of hickory in the walnut family (Juglandaceae). Pecans have a wide natural range that spans throughout the Midwestern and Southern United States and then south into Northern Mexico. Kentucky is located alon