Very late blooming Butte-type almond with good vigor and moderately dense foliage. Origin: USPP 8269 in 1993 by Lowell G. Bradford and Norman G. Bradford, Le Grand, Calif. From a cross of Mission (Texas) to an unnamed late blooming almond seedling as pollen parent. Bloom: 2 weeks later than Nonpareil, 1 week later than Mission (Texas). Nut: semi-hard shell with good shell seal but moderate blanks with harvest 14 days after Nonpareil. Kernel: dark, medium-sized Butte type. About 22 mm in length, 13 mm in width, and 8 mm thick and 1.2 g/nut. About 56.4% kernel to nut by weight. Tree: vigorous, large and somewhat upright. Leaf glands globose, averaging 4 to 6 per leaf, mostly oppositely positioned on petiole and base of blade. Borne usually on spurs though with considerable production on shoots, often on smaller fruiting wood. Fruit:
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