Carmel

Orig. in Merced, Calif., by Gene Y. Arakaki. Introd. in 1966. 2641; 7 June 1966. Nut: medium; thick; color light; kernel 60% of nut, averaging 20-24 per oz, lighter color than Nonpareil, quality and flavor good; harvest 3 weeks later than Nonpareil, 1 week earlier than Mission (Texas). <b>Tree:</b> medium, more rounded than Nonpareil, but smaller; blooms with Nonpareil; productive; bears regularly and in clusters; interfertile with Nonpareil and Mission. Susceptible to noninfectious bud failure.