Origin: in Wassaic, N.Y., by William A. Benton and Gilbert L. Smith, Benton & Smith Nut Tree Nursery. Introd. in 1945. Plant patent 815, 14 Dec. 1948. Seedling of a Carpathian type; seed secured from Wisconsin Hort. Soc. in 1935 and planted that year; fruited in 1944; tested as Carpathian S-61. Nut: large; elliptical; shell light brown, thin, well-sealed, kernel very wrinkled, somewhat dark, medium oiliness, quality good but less so than other varieties; ripens early, about 15 Sept. at place of origin. Tree: very hardy; grows rapidly; bears heavily. Fruit:
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