Origin: by controlled cross (Halbert × Mahan) made by L.D. Romberg, U.S. Dept. of Agr.-Agr. Res. Serv., Brownwood, Texas. Cross made in 1940, scion budded into bearing tree in 1941, first fruited in 1947, tested as 40-9-193. Released in 1959. Nut: oblong, with acute to acuminate, asymmetric apex and rounded apiculate base; round in cross section; 43 nuts/lb, 62% kernel; kernels golden to light brown in color with narrow dorsal grooves and a wide, shallow basal cleft. Protogynous, with midseason pollen shed and early to midseason receptivity. Precocious and prolific. Ripens in midseason, with Western, 4 to 20 days before Stuart, depending on location (earlier in SW). Tree moderately upright, vigorous, often with a late flush of growth. Very susceptible to scab. Recommended (1990) in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Tree: Fruit:
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