Origin: as chance seedling in the orchard of John Crow, Hanna, La. Selections from that orchard were numbered as CS (Crow Seedling) l to 226. Propagated by Guidry Nursery, St. Martinsville, La., as CS 23. Collected by Louisiana Agr. Expt. Sta. in 1964 as LI5. Tested by W.A. Young and W.A. Meadows in plantings at Melrose, La., and released under that name in 1979. Nut: oblong with acute apex and base; round in cross section; 53 nuts/lb, 57% kernel; kernels golden to light brown, with wide dorsal grooves. Protogynous with midseason pollen shed and midseason receptivity. Ripens late midseason, shortly after Stuart. Resistant to scab. Recommended (1990) for planting or trial in Alabama, Arizona, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Tree: Fruit:
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