Developed by A. Yadrov, N. Popov, and A. Rhikter at State Nikitski Botanical Gardens, Yalta, Crimea, Ukraine. Nitikskyi 62 × IXL. Introd. in 1988. Nut: size small, similar to Mission; shell light, soft, and easily broken by hand; shelling percentage about 55%; outer shell densely pored. Kernel: small (like Mission); oval; sweet; slight wrinkling; color intensity intermediate; low tendency to double. Nut matures early (with Nonpareil). Bloom late to very late; cross-compatible with Desertnyi and Nitikskyi 2240. Heat requirement for flower bud emergence very high (like Primorski). Origin: Tree: medium size; tends to be precocious, bearing on 4-to 5-yearold trees; some tendency for biennial bearing. Resistant to winter cold. Shows resistance to Rhizopus stolonifera and Monilinia spp. Fruit:
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