Pecan cultivars
'Frotscher' Seedling selection made by Oscar Olivier from Bayou Teche, near Olivier, Iberia Parish, LA. Seed was planted prior to the Civil War. First propagated by William Nelson in 1882. Nut: oblong elliptic, with obtuse apex and rounded base; flattened in cross section; 57 nuts/lb, 49% kernel; kernels golden in color, with darker veins; kernels wrinkled in texture, with wide dorsal grooves and a prominent basal cleft. Protogynous, with mid- to late-season pollen shed and early pistillate receptivity. Good resistance to scab and downy spot, but susceptible to vein spot (Gnomonia nerviseda Cole).
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