French is a type 2 pollinator requiring a type 1 pollinator for nut production.
Averaging 52 nuts per pound and averaging 44% kernel.
French is an older cultivar and was planted in the University of Georgia College of Agricultural Science trials. it was planted so long ago that it was in the "Young Variety Test" and you can read about that here:
http://www.caes.uga.edu/commod...
Bear in mind that cultivation practices were far different then, so the figures represent the care it received in those early years of its life.
The University of Georgia site says that this cultivar has not been officially named. It has a thick shell, and the low percentage of kernel is due to the thickness of the shell. It does produce a large nut. Through the first 15 years, it did rank first in average annual yield, but that is largely because it was topworked onto older trees. The quality of the nut is just not competitive with modern cultivars, so it is not recommended for planting.

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