High quality native pecan Origin: Selected by Alfred J. Stein, from his land on the Medina River, north of Castroville, Medina County, Texas about 1910. Harvested for family use and has been propagated locally since 1920. The name means “good” in Alsatian. Nut: oblong elliptic with acute apex; base rounded with slight point; 68 nuts/lb; 57% kernel; similar in shape to Curtis; kernels golden in color, with deep, medium-wide dorsal grooves that do not trap packing material; no secondary grooves; dorsal ridge relatively straight, only slightly tapered at apex; ventral groove medium, often forming slight basal cleft; shells easily into full halves with excellent quality; mature early, 5-7 d after Pawnee. Tree: growth is upright, with dark green foliage. Fruit:
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