Origin: in Perrinton, Mich., by Lee Somers at Greenhaven Farm. lntrod. in 1962; approval given by Mich. Nut Growers' Assn. and Northern Nut Growers' Assn. Open-pollinated seedling of a Carpathian type; grown from seed distributed by the Wisconsin Hort. Soc. about 1937; from nuts collected in Poland by Paul C. Crath; tested as Somers N1W4. Nut: averages 12.73 g; 34.5 mm long, 34.8 mm wide at cheek, 33.3 mm wide at suture; kernel color light, flavor sweet, oil content 61.0%, averages 45.8% of nut; ripens in midseason, usually late in September. Tree: consistent annual bearer. Variety rated eighth in 1960 in Michigan evaluation; won first place in the 1961 Tri-State Nut Show, New Haven, Ill.; rated third in the 1959 Michigan contest. Fruit:
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