Pecan with high nut quality, moderate susceptibility to pecan scab, early nut maturity, and high yield potential. Origin: University of Georgia, by D. Sparks. Wichita × Pawnee; crossed in Watkinsville, GA 1989; selected 2001; tested as No. 89; introd. 2008. USPP 20,867; 23 Mar. 2010. Nut: oblong with cuspidate to cuspidate asymmetric grooved apex, mainly cuspidate base, round in cross-section; non-elevated suture; rough topography on non-suture side; subtle ridges; 104 nuts/kg, 62% kernel. Kernel: color similar to Desirable; packing tissue is not a problem; excellent shelling to produce ~95% of intact halves. Tree: leaf architecture similar to Pawnee; vigorous upright tree more suited to close spacing than most cultivars, limb breakage not a problem with high production; protandrous, with effective pollination (in Georgia) by Elliott, Schley, and Stuart with Byrd pollinating Elliott and Schley; stigmatic surface is ox-blood red; nut maturity is early and 0 to 4 days after Pawnee; precocity is very high, 3.5 kg/tree the 5th year from planting compared with 0.3 kg/tree for Desirable; moderately susceptible to pecan scab; black pecan aphid and yellow pecan aphid problems have not been encountered. Fruit:
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