Origin: from a controlled cross (Major × Shoshoni) made in Brownwood, Texas, by L.D. Romberg. Cross made in 1955. Tested as 55-11-11 by T.E. Thompson, L.J. Grauke, Wm. Reid, M.W. Smith, and S.R. Winter and released in 1996. Nut: ovate, with an acute apex and obtuse to rounded base; round in cross section; 77 nuts/lb, 54% kernel; kernels golden in color, with dorsal grooves that do not trap packing material. Released for its ability to produce good yields of high quality nuts in the northern pecan producing regions (Zone 6b). Protogynous, with late pollen shed and early pistillate receptivity. Kanza has excellent scab resistance. Tree: Fruit:
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