Pecan cultivars
'Stark Surecrop' Orig. as chance seedling in Calhoun County, IL by W. T. Osterman, Nebo, IL. Discovered in 1959. Introd. in 1970. Plant patent 3158 issued May 9, 1972; assigned to Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co., Louisiana, MO. Nut: oval elliptic with acute apex and rounded base; nuts often assymetric; round in cross section; shell with ridges; kernels with flared dorsal grooves, deep secondary dorsal grooves. Ripens mid Oct in west central IL. Tree large, vigorous, hardy to -18F, productive.
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