Origin: from a controlled cross (Mohawk × Starking Hardy Giant) made in Brownwood, Texas, by L.D. Romberg. Cross made in 1961. Tested as 61-6-67 by T.E. Thompson, W.D. Goff, M.L. Nesbitt, R.E. Worley, R.D. O'Barr, and B.W. Wood and released in 1996. Nut: elliptical, with an acute apex and base; round in cross section; 54 nuts/lb, 49% kernel; kernels cream to golden in color, with wide dorsal grooves. Released for its precocity, productivity, and disease resistance for use as a temporary cultivar in the early establishment phase of orchards in the southeast. Mature trees tend to overbear. Protandrous, with midseason pollen shed and mid-to late-season pistillate receptivity. Moderately scab resistant. Highly susceptible to pecan phylloxera (Phylloxera devastatrix Pergande). Tree: Fruit:
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