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'Farley' (Nut photo) Seedling selection from Jackson County, FL, discovered in 1918 by B. W. Stone, Stone Nursery Co., Thomasville, GA. Introduced about 1925. Nut; oval, with oblique (obtuse and assymetric) to truncate apex and rounded base; cross section often disctinctly 4 sided due to flattened adaxial and abaxial surfaces of nut; 60 nuts/lb, 53% kernel; kernels wrinkled in texture, with wide dorsal grooves and basal cleft. Slow to bear, low in production, late fruit maturity. Resistant to scab.



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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