Origin: in the Oak Flat area of San Luis Obispo County, Calif., by Clarence H. Sauret. Introd. in 1965. 3294; 16 Jan. 1973; assignor of fractional part interest to Richard K. Sauret. Chance seedling, discovered in 1950. Nut: large; averages 300 per lb; elongated; hull medium thick; shell: medium thin, outer shell crumbly, inner shell medium hard, ragged, wellsealed; Kernel: brown, averages 29.3 per oz, flavor good, 60% of nut; harvested 10 days before Mission; easily harvested and processed. Tree: large; upright to spreading; vigorous; dense growth with abundant foliage; heavily clustered producer, regular bearer; very few defectives; blooms 3 days after Nonpareil. Fruit:
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