Origin: as open-pollinated seedling of Altman in Riverside, Calif., by Robert A. Harris. Introd. in 1943. Plant patent 510; issued 28 Apr. 1942; assigned to Lawrence Sherwood, Sherwood Specialty Nursery, Fullerton, Calif. Nut: obovate, with obtuse apex and base; laterally compressed in cross section; 46 nuts/lb; shell thin, fills well; kernels with deep, tight dorsal grooves and deep secondary grooves. Tree: vigorous and pendulous growth; hardy; wide climatic adaptability. Precocious and productive. Ripens early in Riverside, Calif. Fruit: