Pecan cultivars
'Witte'
(Nut photo) Orig. as native seedling in
Burlington, IA, selected by John H. Witte. Introd. about 1925.
Discovered by pioneer woodsman who brought it to the attention of
Witte. Nut: oval elliptic with obtuse apex and rounded, often
assymetric base; 82 nuts/lb, 52% kernel; kernels with wide dorsal
grooves, deep secondary dorsal grooves, and wide, shallow basal cleft.
Protandrous. Starts bearing very late. Matures nuts in early September
in Brownwood, Texas
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