Carya illinoinensis 'Tom'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial monoecious deciduous tree.
Life form perennial
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
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Cultivation

Early-maturing, productive plant producing small nuts of good quality suited for the confectionary trade. Origin: University of Georgia, Athens, by D. Sparks. Wichita × Pawnee; crossed 1995; selected 2006; tested as #121; introd. 2014. Tree: vigorous but of small stature; productive; protandrous with early to mid pollen shed and mid to late receptivity; resistant to black pecan aphid; resistant to pecan leaf scorch mite (Eotetranychus hicoriae). Fruit: : ovate, base round, apex cuspidate; round in cross section; 128 nuts/kg, 55% kernel; dorsal grooves wide and deep; kernel golden to cream; ripens early, 24 Sept. in Albany, GA.
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Vigor low vigor
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Carya illinoinensis 'Tom'