Origin: in Davis, Calif., by Dale E. Kester, California Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1962. Nonpareil × Calif. 24-6 [Eureka × seedling A5-25(Nonpareil × Eureka)]; cross made in 1951 by E.F. Serr and H.I. Forde of above station; planted in 1952; selected in 1955 by Kester; tested as Calif. 18-24. Nut: shell thin, being a papershell type, similar to Nonpareil; kernel small, averaging 30 or more per oz in most years, suitable for the candy bar market; Kernel: thin, rated as good as Nonpareil in eating quality; matures about 1 week before Nonpareil; resembles Nonpareil. Tree: size and shape resemble Nonpareil; productive; blooms with Nonpareil; cross compatible with Nonpareil, Mission, and Davey. Fruit:
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