Origin: in Perrinton, Mich., by Lee Somers. Introd. in 1962; approval given by Mich. Nut Growers' Assn. and Northern Nut Growers' Assn. Open-pollinated seedling of a Carpathian-type Persian walnut; grown from seed distributed by the Wisconsin Hort. Soc. about 1937; from nuts collected in Poland by Paul C. Crath; tested as Somers NC4. Nut: averages 12.4 g; 38.9 mm long, 30.9 mm wide at cheek, and 31.5 mm wide at suture; kernel averages 50.5% of nut, color light, flavor sweet, oil content 65.2%, ripens in rnidseason, usually late September. Tree: annual bearer. Variety ranked second in 1959 Michigan contest and fifth in the 1960 Michigan evaluation. Fruit:
Home