Walnut bears heavily at a young age, produces jumbo-sized nuts with a strong well-filled shell and easily removed, light to extra light colored kernels. Origin: University of California, Davis, by G. McGranahan and C. Leslie. UC85-8 × Chandler; crossed 1990; selected 2000; tested as UC90-31-10; introd. 2004. USPP 16,496; 2 May 2006. Nut: smooth, round solid shells; yield 53% kernel; seals may be weak in young trees; kernels, 8.6 g, plump, light to extra light color. Tree: bears terminally and laterally; precocious, heavy yield; moderate vigor; leafs out early, harvest mid-season; pollen shedding and pistillate bloom overlap; some neck buds and narrowly forked branches; may be suitable for hedgerows; low occurrence of blight, (Xanthomonas campestris pv. juglandis). Fruit:
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