Self-incompatible pollinizer for the late Nonpareil almond bloom, with improved frost tolerance. Origin: University of California, Davis, CA by D. Kester, M. Viveros and T. Gradziel. Tardy-Nonpareil · Arbuckle. Tested as 2-19E; introd. 2015; USPP . Nut: medium to large, medium light brown; elongated; width/thickness medium, similar to Nonpareil; shell paper-type, easily cracked; pits few, large, deep, and round; base ventrally oblique; scar medium, round to ovate; apex blunt, falcate; wing broad and thin, tapered toward base; kernel to nut ratio ;66%. Tree: upright to spreading; vigor moderate; ;80% Nonpareil size when mature; produces on spurs and terminal shoots; may tend to alternate-bear after years of very heavy crop; blooms ;4 d after Nonpareil; petals medium size, white with light pink developing at the petal claw; resistance to insects, alternaria leaf spot, and scab comparable to Nonpareil; susceptibility to noninfectious bud failure low; moderately susceptible to hull rot (Rhizopus stolonifer, Monilinia fructicola). Fruit:
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