Origin: by controlled cross (Success × Mahan) made by L.D. Romberg, U.S. Dept. of Agr.-Agr. Res. Serv., Brownwood, Texas. Cross made in 1946. Scion budded into mature tree in 1947; produced first fruit in 1952. Tested as 46-15-276 from 1954 until released by Romberg in 1959. Nut: oval elliptic to elliptic, with obtuse apex and acute base; round in cross section; weak suture on shell; 37 nuts/lb, 58% kernel; kernels cream to golden in color with darker veins; wide, shallow dorsal grooves. Protogynous, with mid-to late-season pollen shed and early to midseason pistillate receptivity. Prolific. Resistant to scab in most locations, although very susceptible at Hanna, La. Requires good site and management to produce large crops of wellfilled nuts. Recommended (1990) for planting in Arizona, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and east Texas. Tree: Fruit:
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