Developed by A. Yadrov, N. Popov, and A. Rhikter at State Nikitski Botanical Gardens, Yalta, Crimea, Ukraine. Nonpareil × (Nikitskyi 62 × Nikitskyi 53). Introd. in 1989. Nut: large (like Ne Plus Ultra); shell semi-hard with shelling percentage of 49% (like Mission); surface sparsely pored. Kernel: size large (like Ne Plus Ultra); ovate; slightly bitter taste (like Mission); wrinkling intermediate; color intensity intermediate; some tendency to wrinkle; low doubling percentage. Matures early (with Nonpareil). Bloom late (with Mission). Pollen cross-compatible with Desertnyi, Nikitskyi 2240. Heat requirement of flower buds very high (like Primorski). Flower buds resistant to winter cold. Origin: Tree: medium size and shape; branching intermediate; some tendency to biennial bearing. Resistant to Rhizopus stolonifera and to Monilinia spp. Fruit:
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