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'GraCross' Seedling selection in orchard of Harry V. Cross , South Sabine River near Greenville, Hunt County, TX. Discovered in 1950; Plant Patent 4236, issued April 4, 1978, assigned to O. S. Gray, Jr., Arlington, TX. Nut oblong elliptic, with obtuse apex and base; shell with prominent dark stripes; 42 nuts/lb, 59% kernel; kernels cream to golden in color, with prominent veins; dorsal grooves medium wide, deep. Protogynous.

LJ Grauke , Research Horticulturist & Curator
USDA-ARS Pecan Genetics
Route 2 Box 133
Somerville, TX 77879
tele: 409-272-1402
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e-mail:ljg@tamu.edu

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