Prunus amygdalus 'Capella'

Cultivar

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A hermaphrodite deciduous tree.
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Self-fertile, blooms 2 d after Nonpareil, with early to midseason harvest time and kernel-to-shell ratio 23%. Origin: University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, by M. Wirthensohn, and Plant & Food Research, Adelaide, by A. Granger. Nonpareil × Lauranne; crossed 1997; selected 2009; introd. 2017. USPP 29,674; 18 Sept. 2018. Nut: shell ovate, hard; kernel slightly flatter and wider than Nonpareil, easily blanched, large, 1.48 g, 53% oil, 67% oleic acid; hull flares away from shell at maturity. Tree: growth habit upright to slightly open; crops heavily on spurs; tolerant to bacterial spot (Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni). Fruit:
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Prunus amygdalus 'Capella'