| Cultivar Name: |
Titan
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| Type |
Almond |
| Synonyms |
92-54
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| Patent |
Not Patented
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| Parentage |
open pollinated seedling; seed parent is actually known to be ‘Tardy Nonpareil’, a late blooming somatic mutant or ‘‘bud-sport’’ of Nonpareil [only rarely are differences between somatic mutants observed with SSR data (Riaz et al. 2002)]
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| Species |
Prunus dulcis
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| Usage |
Scion
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| S Genotype |
Unknown |
| Nut Shell |
Soft
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| Ripening time |
0
weeks relative to
Nonpareil
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| Self Compatible |
No - Not Self Compatible
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| Pollinators |
Best pollinated by other late blooming almonds or by any peach.
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| Climatic Adaptation |
Hardy to zones 5-9
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| Propagation Method |
Seed
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| Anchorage |
Good
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| Description |
Orig. in Fresno, Calif., by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture in cooperation with Fresno State college. Introd. in 1971.
O.P. seedling of a late-flowering mutant of Nonpareil, selected by Robert W. Jones, U.S. Hort. Field Stat., Fresno, tested as 92-54. Produces high quality sweet meat and for the production of seed for rootstock. Blooms with Nemaguard peach, and when planted adjacent to it, will produce a very high proportion of F1 hybrid almond-peach seed; such plantings should be separated from other almond trees to prevent contamination. Seedlings from these F1 hybrid seed are very vigorous, making excellent rootstock for almond in peach replant areas, in sandy areas where nematode stunting is severe on Nemaguard, and where moisture is inadequate for peach rootstock. Nut: soft but sealed shell; soil should be well-drained for seed germination.
There are no S-allele data for ‘Titan’ which is used primarily as an almond parent in generating almond x peach hybrid rootstocks.
This unique almond tree boasts extreme winter hardiness, so it can grow and fruit successfully far North of where other commercial cultivars have frozen out. It is a true almond with a thin, well-sealed shell and a sweet kernel. Unfortunately, in our region and other areas with wet springs, it may fall victim to brown rot and other fungal problems, even with spring and fall copper sprays. Titan blooms very late for an almond and can be pollinized by any late blooming almond or by any peach. |
| References |
- The Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit & Nut Varieties. Third Edition. 1997. ASHS Press, Alexandria, Virginia.
- UC Davis Fruit and Nut Research & Information. Link
- Euphytica (2009) 168:41–48; A practical method for almond cultivar identification
and parental analysis using simple sequence repeat markers; Link
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No photos for this cultivar.
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