Origin: in Byron, Calif., by Alba C. Houston. Introd. in 1958. Parentage unknown; appeared in shipment of Payne trees secured from a San Jose nursery in 1933; discovered in 1947. Nut: shell color similar to Blackmer, and similar to it in size and shape but better sealed; kernel color intermediate between Payne and Franquette, with slight tendency to speckle; kernel averages 52% of nut, being only slightly more than Payne; highly resistant to sunburn; ripens l week later than Payne. Tree: growth starts about the same time as Payne; starts bearing 1 year later than Payne; easier to shake than Payne; growth similar to Eureka, only more spreading and not as tall; more vigorous than Payne; pistillate bloom date about 3 days later than Payne; tends to bear most of crop on terminals and subterminals, about 10% of lateral buds fruitful; possibly more susceptible to frosted scale insect than other varieties of the Blackmer type. Fruit:
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