Origin: by controlled cross (Success × Mahan) made by L.O. Romberg, U.S. Dept. of Agr.-Agr. Res. Serv., Brownwood, Texas. Cross made in 1946 (full sibling of Choctaw), first fruited in 1953; selected for testing in 1954; tested as 46-15-195. Released in 1965. Nut: oblong with obtuse apex and base; slightly flattened in cross section; shell rough, dark striped; 32 nuts/lb, 59% kernel; kernels golden to light brown in color with narrow dorsal grooves when well-filled. Protogynous, with midseason pollen shed and early to midseason pistillate receptivity. Very precocious and prolific with a tendency to alternate bear on mature trees. Freeze susceptible, especially after large crop. Ripens midseason, about 9 days before Stuart. Susceptible to scab in Louisiana and some Georgia locations, but generally resistant in Texas and Oklahoma. Recommended (1990) in Arizona, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Tree: Fruit:
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