Nelson

Average nut quality of test trees.

History

This cultivar originated in Hancock County, Miss. 'Nelson' was named after the originator, W. Nelson (Sparks, 1992).

Comments

*Note: This is an older cultivar planted in the Young Variety Test at the Tifton Campus. Trees were planted decades ago when care was very different than it is now, and trees received much less care, so production data will reflect this fact. Trees began receiving insecticides in 1962, fungicides in 1970, nitrogen in 1962, and drip irrigation in 1975. The data for this cultivar was collected by several individuals, but the bulk of the data and the comments are from my predecessor Dr. Ray Worley. This information was originally published here: Worley and Mullinix, 1997.

A large nut with few redeeming characteristics. It was discontinued in our test in 1959 when a road was built underneath its branches.

• Pollen shed and pistil receptivity

'Nelson' production from the Young Variety Test. Each colored line represents the yearly production in pounds of nuts from an individual tree beginning the year planted.