Origin: in Hugo, Okla. Introd. in 1959 by O.S. Gray Nursery & Landscape, Arlington, Texas. Chance seedling grown from Texas seed; original tree shown to Mr. Gray at the residence of Mrs. King in Hugo sometime during the period 1946-49, when the tree was 12 inches in diam. and 40 feet tall. Nut: oblong with obtuse apex and base; flattened in cross section; often with weak suture; 35 nuts/lb, 53% kernel; kernels with wide dorsal grooves, deep ventral groove. Protandrous, with midseason pollen shed and mid-to late-season pistillate receptivity in New Mexico. Ripens early. Recommended (1990) in Oklahoma. Tree: Fruit:
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