Pecan cultivars
'Creek' (Nut photo) Orig. from a controlled cross ('Mohawk' X 'Starking Hardy Giant') made in Brownwood, TX by L. D. Romberg. Cross made in 1961. Tested as 61-6-67 by T. E. Thompson, W. D. Goff, M. L. Nesbitt, R. E. Worley, R. D. O'Barr and B. W. Wood and released in 1996. Nut: elliptical, with an acute apex and base; round in cross section; 54 nuts/lb, 49% kernel; kernels cream to golden in color, with wide dorsal grooves. Released for its precocity, productivity, and disease resistance for use as a temporary cultivar in the early establishment phase of orchards in the southeast. Mature trees tend to overbear. Protandrous, with mid-season pollen shed and mid-to late-season pistillate receptivity. Moderately scab resistant. Highly susceptible to pecan phylloxera (Phylloxera devastatrix Pergande).
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