Carya illinoinensis cultivar released 14 May 1999 by USDA–ARS for consistent production of high-quality nuts in the western production area. Origin: Controlled cross (Schley × McCulley) made by L.D. Romberg in 1939 and tested as selection 39-5-50. Nut: ovate with obtuse apex and rounded base; 46 nuts/lb., 62% kernel; kernels with distinctively narrow dorsal ridge and relatively narrow dorsal grooves, light cream to cream in color. Neither precocious nor high yielding when compared to Wichita or Western, but comparable to Kanza and Creek. Tree: upright growth habit with strong limb angles; protogynous with mid-to late-season pollen shed and early to midseason pistil receptivity; midseason nut maturity (mid-October in Brownwood, Tex.); resistant to vein spot (Gnomonia nerviseda Cole), moderately susceptible to pecan scab [Cladosporium caryigenum (Ell. et Lang.) Gottwald] and downy spot (Mycosphaerella caryigena Demaree and Cole) diseases; medium susceptibility to yellow aphids (Monelliopsis pecans Bissell) and black aphids (Melanocallis caryaefoliae Davis). Fruit:
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