Origin: in Davis, Calif., by E.F. Serr and H.I. Forde, California Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1968. Franquette × Payne; sibling of Vina. Cross made in 1948; selected in 1955; tested as UC 49-47. Nut: large, Payne type; shell seal good; kernel 50% of nut, quality high; 70% of those tested had lightcolored kernels; matures in midseason. Tree: more vigorous than Vina and a little slower in coming into full bearing; does not require quite as heavy pruning as Vina when a young tree; productive; leafs out 12 days after Payne; 50% of lateral buds producing pistillate flowers; does not seem tolerant of very high heat and therefore probably not suited for the hottest parts of the interior valleys of California; extends harvest season; its adaptability to the middle section of the California Central Valley including Davis, Sacramento, and Stockton districts, suggested the name. Fruit:
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