Origin: by controlled cross (Clark × Odom) made by L.D. Romberg, U.S. Dept. of Agr.-Agr. Res. Serv., Brownwood, Texas. Cross made in 1942; scion budded into mature tree first fruited in 1948; tested as 42-13-2 by Romberg and G.D. Madden; released in 1970. Nut: oval elliptic to elliptic, with acute apex and obtuse base; round in cross section; 48 nuts/lb, 58% kernel; kernels light cream to cream in color; very wrinkled texture; wide, shallow dorsal grooves. Protandrous, with midseason pollen shed and mid-to late season pistillate receptivity. Very precocious and prolific. Ripens in late mid-season, shortly after Stuart. Slow growing, "dwarf"-type tree. Very susceptible to yellow aphids. Susceptible to scab in south Louisiana; somewhat resistant in Texas. Recommended (1990) for planting in Arizona, California, Florida, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas. Tree: Fruit:
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