Origin: in Scranton, Miss., by Mrs. C.H. Alley, from seed planted in 1871; bore first fruit about 1880. Introd. in 1896 by F.H. Lewis, Scranton, Miss. Widely planted in the early 1900s. Known as one of the "big four" in the southeastern U.S., along with Stuart, Schley, and Pabst. Male parent of Caddo. Nut: elliptic, often asymmetric, with obtuse apex and base; round in cross section; moderate stripes on shell; 75 nuts/lb, 52% kernel; kernel light colored, with broad dorsal grooves, wrinkled texture. Protandrous bloom pattern, with early pollen shed and midseason receptivity. Ripens late midseason. Very susceptible to scab [Cladosporium caryigenum (Ell. et Lang) Gottwald] and black pecan aphid (Melanocallis caryaefoliae Davis). Tree: Fruit:
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