Carya illinoinensis 'Odom'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial monoecious deciduous tree.
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Cultivation

Origin: as chance seedling grown from MS nut in Toledo, Newton County, Texas, by R.L. Odom. Discovered about 1920. Introd. in 1923. Nut: oblong elliptic with obtuse asymmetric apex and rounded base; round in cross section; shell smooth, with few dark markings; 43 nuts/lb, 56% kernel; kernels cream to golden in color, with wide dorsal grooves and a deep, wide basal cleft; unusual in having an "inner shell" formed by packing material, as in Woodard. Female parent of Shoshoni. Pollen parent of Cheyenne. Susceptible to scab. Tree: Fruit:
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Carya illinoinensis 'Odom'