Sent by mistake from R. Frotscher to nurseryman W. Nelson in about 1885, in a shipment of Frotscher wood. Distributed by Nelson along with orders for Frotscher. Originally called several names referring to mixup: Fake Frotscher, False Frotscher, Frotscher #2, Spurious Frotscher, Duplicate Frotscher. Named Teche by National Nut Growers to clarify the problem and to note the origin of the tree from Bayou Teche, La. In 1990, there were still more than 1000 acres of this cultivar in Georgia. Nut: elliptic to oblong, with acute apex and base; few stripes; 65 nuts/lb, 45% kernel; kernels light brown in color, with very prominent apex and deep basal cleft. Trees have twisted pattern of growth in trunks and major limbs that keep the tree small, compared to Frotscher. Susceptible to scab, vein spot, downy spot, and yellow aphids. Late to mature nuts. Origin: Tree: Fruit:
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