Nonpareil-type kernel almond maturing up to 7 d before Nonpareil. Origin: Yuba City, CA, by M. Kochi. Seedling of unknown parentage found near a Drake almond planting; introd. 2004. USPP 15,049; 27 July 2004. Nut: similar to Nonpareil in shape, size with slightly darker seedcoat; low proportion of double kernels; paper shell with kernel-to-nut crack-out proportion of 0.55. Tree: medium; upright-spreading; vigorous growth habit; nut production on spurs and terminal shoots; bloom 2–4 d after Nonpareil and harvest ± 7 d before Nonpareil; greater resistance to alternaria leaf spot (Alternaria spp.) than Nonpareil. Fruit:
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