Origin: at U.S. Plant Introduction Sta., Chico, Calif., by New Crops Res. Branch, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Released for trail in 1962 as P.I. 150574. Female seedling selected in 1945 from seed introd. by W.E. Whitehouse, Plant Explorer, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, as P.I. 86372 from Rafsinjan, Iran; from same seed lot as Kerman. Nut: size about average; shell splits well, easily opened by hand; easily knocked from tree; roasted quality good. Tree: yields above average; blooms late enough in most years to escape frost; pollinated by Peters. Fruit:
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