Origin: in California. Introd. in 1952. Parentage unknown; tree propagated along with many standard Franquette trees, by W.E. Stuke, Stuke Nursery Co., Gridley, Calif.; trees planted by R.S. and W.M. Stuart, Stuart's Nursery, French Camp, Calif., in 1940; in 1951, this one tree observed as different and promising by Fred M. Charles, Farm Advisor, San Joaquin County, Stockton, Calif.; the name, signifying Stuke and Stuart, coined by E.F. Serr, Univ. of California, Davis. Nut: kernel quality high, averaging 90% light colored, tends to be smaller than Franquette; shell well-sealed; matures late, with Franquette; resembles Franquette in other characteristics. Tree: a typical Franquette in that it leafs out late in spring; differs in bearing habit from Franquette in that usually about 5% of lateral buds on the new growth are fruitful; promising for foothill areas of Lake County and those counties bordering the Sierra Nevada, Calif.; bears a little more heavily than Franquette. Fruit:
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