Very late-blooming, Nonpareil-type almond with moderate vigor. Origin: USPP 8270 in 1993 by Lowell G. Bradford and Norman G. Bradford, Le Grand, Calif., from cross of Nonpareil to an unnamed late-blooming almond seedling as pollen parent. Bloom: 2 weeks after Nonpareil and 1 week later than Mission (Texas). Nut: Nonpareil type with very good shell seal and harvest 2 weeks after Nonpareil and 2 weeks earlier than Mission (Texas). Kernel: Nonpareil type with large, flat, light-colored seed, 25 mm in length, 12 mm in width, and 7 mm thick and 1.2 g/nut. About 61.6% kernel to nut by weight. Tree: medium in size moderately vigorous and spreading in growth. Crop borne almost entirely on spurs and on all sizes of wood. Leaf glands globose, mostly 2 or 3 per leaf being alternately positioned on petiole and base of blade. Fruit:
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