| Cultivar Name: |
Carmel
|
| Type |
Almond |
| Patent |
Gene Y. Arakaki 1966 PP02641
|
| Parentage |
Unknown. Suspected cross between Prunus dulcis cv. Nonpareil x cv. Mission
|
| Species |
Prunus dulcis
|
| Usage |
Scion
|
| Chill Requirement |
400 chill hours required
|
| Bloom Time |
+2
days relative to Nonpareil
|
| S Genotype |
SaSd |
| CIG |
V |
| Nut Classification |
California
Carmel
|
| Kernal Size |
Large
|
| Kernal % of Nut |
60%
|
| Nut Shell |
Soft
|
| Tree Size |
Medium
|
| Yield |
High
|
| Pit |
Does not apply
|
| Ripening time |
+3
weeks relative to
Nonpareil
|
| Self Compatible |
No - Not Self Compatible
|
| Pollinators |
A good pollinizer for Nonpareil and others. Not cross compatible with Livingston.
|
| Propagation Method |
Vegetative
|
| Anchorage |
Excellent
|
| Suckering |
High
|
| Description |
Originated in Merced, California by Gene Y. Arakaki. Introduced in 1966 by Burchell Nursery.
Quality and flavor good.
Susceptible to noninfectious bud failure. |
| References |
- The Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit & Nut Varieties. Third Edition. 1997. ASHS Press, Alexandria, Virginia.
- Fruit, Berry and Nut Inventory. Third Edition. 2001. Seed Savers Exchange, Inc.
- Major California Almond Varieties. 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
- Burchell Nursery Fruit and Nut Tree Varieties. Link
- Dave Wilson Nursery. Link
- Characteristics of California Almonds, Growing Advantage. Link
- Identification of Stylar RNases Associated with Gametophytic SelfIncompatibility
in Almond {Prunus dulcis); Link
- The Evaluation and Selection of Current Varieties; written by WESLEY K. ASAI, WARREN C. MICKE, DALE E. KESTER, AND DONALD ROUGH; Link
- A Mutation in ‘Nonpareil’ Almond Conferring
Unilateral Incompatibility, written by Dale E. Kester and Warren C. Micke ; Link
- Almond Variety Development, team leader Gradziel; 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
- Almond checklist: bloom, pollination and harvest timing, Western FarmPress; Link
- Burchell Nursery Almond Cross-Compatibility Chart; Link
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