Native selection made by J.H. Burkett from Battle Fish Creek, near Putnam, Callahan County, Texas. Discovered 1900, first propagated in 1901. Introd. in 1911. Nut: orbicular, with obtuse apex and rounded base; round in cross section; 43 nuts/lb, 55% kernel; kernel golden to light brown in color with prominent dark brown speckles. Protogynous, with midseason pollen shed and receptivity. Ripens late midseason. Very susceptible to scab and downy spot (Mycosphaerella caryigena Demaree and Cole). Prone to preharvest germination. Widely used as a nursery seedstock for the western pecan growing region. Female parent of Apache and Comanche. Origin: Tree: Fruit:
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