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'Kibler' (nut
photo) Orig. as chance
seedling in Coloma, MI selected in 1940 by the Burgess Seed & Plant
Co., Galesburg, MI. Introd. in 1959. Nut: oblong, with obtuse,
assymetric apex and acute base; round in cross section; 102 nuts/lb,
48% kernel; kernels with shallow dorsal grooves that do not trap
shell; thick shell. Very early nut maturity, occasionally ripening
in southern MI.
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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