Origin: by controlled cross (Mahan × Risien 1) made by L.D. Romberg, U.S. Dept. of Agr.-Agr. Res. Serv., Brownwood, Texas. Cross made in 1944; scion budded into bearing tree in 1945; first fruited in 1949; tested as 44-10-293. Released in 1973. Nut: oblong, with acute apex and base; round in cross section; 54 nuts/lb, 54% kernel; kernels with shallow, wide dorsal grooves; excellent shelling characteristics. Late to initiate spring growth. Protogynous, with midseason pollen shed and early to midseason receptivity. Precocious and very productive. Ripens about 10 Oct. at Brownwood. Tree vigorous, with strong crotch angles. Very susceptible to scab. Tree: Fruit:
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