Origin: by controlled cross (Schley × Barton) made by L.D. Romberg, U.S. Dept. Agr.-Agr. Res. Serv., Brownwood, Texas. Cross made in 1956. Selected and tested as 56-7-72 by T.E. Thompson, E.F. Young, Jr., R.E. Worley, R.D. O'Barr, and R.S. Sanderlin; Released in 1989 for use in the southern U.S. pecan belt. Nut: elliptic, with obtuse apex and base; round in cross section; 48 nuts/lb, 56% kernel. Protandrous, with early to midseason pollen shed and mid-to late-season pistil receptivity, similar to Desirable. Good precocity and yield potential. Nut matures with Cheyenne, about 21 Oct. at Tifton, Ga. Moderate scab resistance, fair resistance to downy spot and vein spot. Recommended (1990) for planting in Louisiana. Tree: Fruit:
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