Origin: in Ontario, Canada, midway between Point Weller and St. Catherines on the Peter McDermid place. Introd. in 1929 into the U.S. by James Nielsen of Michigan State Univ., East Lansing. A third generation tree, being an open-pollinated seedling of a seedling of the original McDermid variety, which was introd. from Germany about 150 years ago (early 1800s) by Father McDermid at St. Catherines. Nut: large; shell rather thick, smooth, apex pointed; kernel sometimes astringent, in other districts, kernel quality very good. Tree: usually never bears heavily; apparently very susceptible to late spring frosts at bloom time, but in other locations, it bears well and appears to be hardy; vigorous grower. Fruit:
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