Origin: in Davis, Calif., by Dale E. Kester, Agr. Expt. Sta., Univ. of California. Introd. in 1983. Mission (Texas) × Swanson; cross made in 1946; selected in 1954; tested as CP5-58. Nut: kernel plump, broad, similar to Mission, averages 25 to 30 per oz; shell 45% to 50% of nut, hard, resists worm damage; matures moderately late but before Mission. Tree: upright, resembles Mission; productive and consistent bearer; blooms late near Mission; pollen compatible with Mission, Butte, Nonpareil, Ripon, Ruby, Thompson and Fritz; susceptible to brown rot (Monilinia spp.). Fruit:
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