Precocious, prolific, pecan seedling. Origin: A.L. Clough Orchard (Blackshear, Ga.), by A.L. Clough. Grown from nut of a local tree used as rootstock; selected in 1990 and thought to be 20-25 y old at that time. USPP pending. Nut: elliptic with an obtuse apex and asymmetrical, obtuse base, round in cross section; 45 nuts/lb, with 51% kernel; similar in size and shape to Desirable, but with thicker shell as in Gloria Grande; borne in clusters of 3-5; kernels cream to golden in color; broad, tapering dorsal ridge with deep, relatively narrow dorsal grooves; ventral groove often forming prominent basal cleft; mature early and are harvestable the first week in October, about 2 weeks after Pawnee. Tree: leaflets small, widely spaced on rachis, and buds widely spaced on shoot, making the foliage appear sparse; protogynous with mid-season pistil receptivity and late season pollen shed; bloom is later than Stuart; pecan scab (Fusicladosporium effusum) has not been found on nuts either in the unmanaged orchard of origin or a managed orchard at Tifton (Ga.); precocious, bearing at 3 years; prolific, producing up to 50 lbs on 7 y old trees. Fruit:
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