| Cultivar Name: |
Nonpareil
|
| Type |
Almond |
| Patent |
Not Patented
|
| Parentage |
Selected from open pollinated seed thought to be from Lanquedoc region of France.
|
| Species |
Prunus dulcis
|
| Usage |
Scion
|
| Chill Requirement |
400 chill hours required
|
| Bloom Time |
Zero
days relative to Nonpareil
|
| S Genotype |
ScSd |
| CIG |
I |
| Nut Classification |
Nonpareil
|
| Kernal Size |
Medium
|
| Kernal % of Nut |
65%
|
| Nut Shell |
Paper
|
| Tree Size |
Medium
|
| Yield |
High
|
| Flesh Color |
0
|
| Ripening time |
Zero
weeks relative to
Nonpareil
|
| Self Compatible |
No - Not Self Compatible
|
| Pollinators |
pollenizer required: Aldrich, Carmel, Folsom, Fritz, Monterey, Ne Plus Ultra, Sonora, Winters, Marcona, Avalon, Livingston, Butte, Mission or other
|
| Description |
Orignated in Suisun, Calif., in 1879 by A.T. Hatch. The most widely planted almond cultivar in California due to the quality of the nut; it sets the industry quality standard and commands top position in the market. Regular to heavy bearer, knocks well, easy to harvest, high crackout. Susceptible to noninfectious bud failure. |
| References |
- The Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit & Nut Varieties. Third Edition. 1997. ASHS Press, Alexandria, Virginia.
- California Almonds Informational Pamphlet. Almond Board of California. Link
- Fowler Nursery Commercial Fruit and Nut Tree Variety Descriptions. Link
- Duarte Nursery Link
- Sierra Gold Nurseries Variety Descriptions. Link
- UC Davis Fruit and Nut Research & Information. Link
- L.E. Cooke Co. Fruit and Nut Tree Variety Descriptions. Link
- Burchell Nursery Fruit and Nut Tree Varieties. Link
- Dave Wilson Nursery. Link
- Characteristics of California Almonds, Growing Advantage. Link
- Multidimensional Analysis of S-alleles from Cross-incompatible Groups of California Almond Cultivars; written Barckley, Uratsu, Gradziel, Dandekar; Link
- Almond Varieties and Uses, Riverwest Processing, Inc.; Link
- Burchell Nursery Almond Cross-Compatibility Chart; Link
- 'Vialfas' Almond; HORTSCIENCE 50(11):1726–1728. 2015; Link
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