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'Select' Orig. as open-pollinated seedling of 'Altman' in Riverside, CA, by Robert A. Harris. Introd. in 1943. Plant patent 510, issued Apr. 28, 1942, assigned to Lawrence Sherwood, Sherwood Specialty Nursery, Fullerton, CA. Nut: obovate, with obtuse apex and base; laterally compressed in cross section; 46 nuts/lb; shell thin, fills well; kernels with deep, tight dorsal grooves and deep secondary grooves. Tree: vigorous and pendulous growth; hardy; wide climatic adaptability. Precocious and productive. Ripens early in Riverside CA.



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

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