Headquarters
Average nut quality of test trees from 2002-2013.
| Cultivar | Yield | # Nuts / lb. | % Kernel | Cluster Size | Harvest date |
| lbs./tree/year | (50% shuck split) | ||||
| Headquarters | 6.9 | 59 | 56% | 3.0 | Oct. 16 |
| Desirable | 6.1 | 44 | 50% | 2.9 | Oct. 15 |
Average pest resistance of test cultivars 2005-2013.
| Cultivar | Leaf ScabZ | Nut ScabY | Black Aphid DamageX | Sooty Mold BuildupW |
| Avg. (worst)V | Avg. (worst) | Avg. (worst) | Avg. (worst) | |
| Headquarters | 1.0 (1.0) | 1.0 (1.0) | 1.3 (1.4) | 1.0 (1.0) |
| Desirable | 2.4 (4.0) | 3.8 (5.0) | 1.3 (2.7) | 1.0 (1.0) |
- Z 1=No scab, 2= Few stray spots, 3=Several spots with expanding lesions, 4=Stem scab or defoliation.
- Y 1=No scab, 2=Few stray spots, 3=Obvious scab but no quality loss (0-10%), 4=10-50% shuck coverage, 5=50-100% covered, nut drop.
- X 1=No damage, 2=Light spotting, less than 25% leaves affected, 3=Moderate spotting, 25-75% leaves, 4=Heavy spotting, >75% leaves affected, some leaves completely yellow.
- W 1=None, 2=Light, some black on few leaves, 3=moderate, black on most leaves, 4=Heavy, black flakes on leaves and stems.
- V Average score over all years and average of worst year for each trait.
Average yield (pounds nuts per tree) of test cultivars each year from planting in 2005.
| Cultivar | # Trees | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Headquarters | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 24 |
| Desirable | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 29 | 30 |
History
An Alabama selection that is likely an 'Elliott' seedling.
Comments
This is likely an 'Elliott' seedling, but nut size is larger than 'Elliott'. Comes to us from Dr. Bill Goff who noted its ability to produce good yields with minimal care and no sprays. We have not seen any scab on this cultivar in our sprayed orchard. Yields were low as a young tree, and so far yields have been unimpressive.
My biggest question with this cultivar is whether larger than 'Elliott' size in a round nut is desirable. 'Elliott' is attractive, but this kernel, to me, is not attractive. Even with its good percent kernel, the kernel is often cupped and looks less well-filled. This nut is also hard to crack out into whole halves as it is very tightly filled within the nut. Currently I view it as only having potential for low-input/organic plantings, but I would recommend 'McMillan' and 'Amling' above this cultivar. We discontinued testing of this cultivar in 2013 due to the poor kernel quality.
More information is available on 'Headquarters' from the Alabama Pecan Growers website.