Origin: by controlled cross (Brooks × Evers) made by L.D. Romberg, U.S. Dept. of Agr.-Agr. Res. Serv., Brownwood, Texas. Cross made in 1944; scion budded into mature tree first fruited in 1949; tested as 44-4-101 by Romberg and G.D. Madden; released in 1972. Nut: elliptic with obtuse apex and base; flattened in cross section; 55 nuts/lb, 54% kernel; kernels flattened in cross section. Protogynous, with midseason pollen shed and early pistillate receptivity. Precocious and prolific, with a tendency to alternate bear with maturity. Ripens early midseason, about 18 days before Stuart. Nutrient deficiencies in N, P, and K associated with heavy production. Resistant to scab in Texas, but susceptible in south Louisiana and Georgia. Recommended (1990) for planting in Arizona and South Carolina. Tree: Fruit:
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