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'Dooley' (Nut photo) Native seedling discovered about 1940 by Earl Dooley, Okmulgee, Okmulgee County, OK and introduced about 1945. Nut: oblong elliptic to oblong, with obtuse apex and base; round in cross section; 80 nuts/lb, 47% kernel; kernels cream to golden in color, with deep, wide basal cleft; high quality. Protandrous, with mid-season pollen shed and mid- to late-season pistillate receptivity. Precocious. Ripens almost 3 weeks after 'Colby'. Very susceptible to scab. Recommended (1990) in KS.



LJ Grauke , Research Horticulturist & Curator
USDA-ARS Pecan Genetics
Route 2 Box 133
Somerville, TX 77879

tele: 409-272-1402
fax: 409-272-1401
e-mail:ljg@tamu.edu

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