Thank you @CAvocado (and your dad too!) for getting permission to collect cuttings from that tree in Miranda, CA. Leland and his wife have named it “Miranda Emerald Giant” he seems happy that it has been added to the project collection. So far I’ve done three grafts (just posted photos of the latest graft in this other thread), and will be doing a few more this week at least.
Here’s how Leland described the tree:
The tree was planted approximately 38 years ago by my wife’s mother. There have been some very deep snow packs over the years, maybe 4 times where the temps were below 20 or 25 for a couple weeks , I have never seen any effect from the freezes to speak of. It has a very thin skinned fruit that starts to freckle before ripening. They are very tasty and have a nutty flavor . They are a medium sized fruit with an oval shape. The neck is very short.