Carya illinoinensis 'Chief'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial monoecious deciduous tree.
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Native seedling selected in 1942 by H.C. Reeder, Ridgway, Ill. Introd. in 1953 by J.F. Wilkinson, Indiana Nut Nursery, Rockport, Ind. Nut: elliptic with acute apex and base; laterally compressed in cross section; ridges on shell; 54 nuts/lb, 45% kernel; kernels with tight dorsal grooves and very tight ventral groove, breaking up badly at shelling. Protandrous, with very late pistillate receptivity. Origin: Tree: Fruit:
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Synonyms

Carya illinoinensis 'Chief'