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ROEDING'S QUALITY 
APRICOT TREES 
The apricot is another of California’s distinctive fruits as commercial pro¬ 
duction in the United States is confined almost altogether to this state. The 
fruit has a “three-wag” outlet, and during recent years about 7 6% of Cali¬ 
fornia’s commercial production has been dried, 14 % canned, and 10% shipped 
fresh. 
The fruit thrives over a wide range of climatic conditions and is an impor¬ 
tant crop in many localities in northern and southern California, both along the 
coast and in the interior. Fruit of the highest quality is produced along the 
coast but the interior valleys have the advantage of ripening their fruit about 
a month earlier. 
Apricot, peach and Myrobalan plum are all used as rootstocks for the apricot, 
thus adapting it to a wide range of soil and moisture conditions. The apricot 
root leads in popularity in the Santa Clara and San Joaquin Valleys on account 
of its partial resistance to the Peach Root Borer in the Santa Clara Valley, and 
its high resistance to nematode injury in the San Joaquin Valley. The apricot 
is probably the best root for medium textured soils of normal moisture supply 
but it does not stand drought as well as the peach root, nor does it tolerate 
heavy, wet soils as well as the Myrobalan. 
All varieties are self-fruitful and hence do not require cross-pollination. Apri¬ 
cots develop into large spreading trees and on good land should be planted from 
25 to 30 feet apart. 
A few apricot trees are a splendid addition to any family orchard. Any who 
have eaten a ripe Moorpark, fresh off the tree, agree that he who can grow 
these in his own garden is indeed fortunate. Apricot pie is a favorite and 
apricot jam is relished by the whole family throughout the year. 
LOSSE BLENHEIM APRICOTS 
Quality Fruit from Quality Trees 
APRICOTS—On Apricot, Peach and 
Myrobalan Roots 
(Myrobalan Root 5c per tree higher) 
1 
11 
50 
300 
Price Each 
to 10 
to 49 
to 299 
or more 
4 
to 6 grade 
$ .50 
$ .40 
$ .35 
$ .30 
3 
to 4 grade 
.45 
.35 
.30 
.25 
2 
to 3 grade 
.40 
.30 
.25 
.20 
♦ Blenheim. California’s leading apricot 
and its popularity is well deserved. The 
fruit is large, of good form, attractive 
in appearance and excellent in quality. 
It is used for canning, drying and fresh 
shipment. Besides the merits of the 
fruit itself, the Blenheim is one of the 
heaviest and most consistent producers 
of all apricots. The flesh is fine grained, 
melting, and it makes an excellent home 
orchard variety for either eating fresh 
or canning. 
Derby Royal. Early June. The best 
early shipping apricot, well thought of 
in the Winters and other early districts. 
The fruit is of good size, very sweet, 
and firm enough to ship well. The flesh 
is somewhat lighter in color than the 
Royal, and it clings slightly at the pit. 
Ripens a week earlier than Royal. (On 
apricot and peach roots only.) 
♦Hemskirke. July. A fine, large apricot 
of attractive appearance and excellent 
flavor. Not recommended for interior 
valleys but it is a fine home orchard va¬ 
riety in coastal districts and also valu¬ 
able for drying. It approaches the fa¬ 
mous Moorpark in quality and flavor 
and excels that variety in production. 
(On apricot and peach roots only.) 
♦Moorpark. July. Considered by most 
people to be the most highly flavored 
and delicious of all apricots. The fruit 
is extra large, roundish, and of deep 
apricot color. As well as being unex¬ 
celled for eating fresh the dried Moor¬ 
park commands a premium over all 
other varieties. Not recommended for 
the interior valleys on account of shy 
bearing. (Apricot and peach roots only). 
Newcastle Early. May-Early June. One 
of the earliest of all apricots. Used for 
shipping and recommended for early 
districts where it ripens as much as 25 
days before Royal. The fruit is of medi¬ 
um size, good color and fair in quality. 
(On peach and apricot roots only.) 
♦Routiers Peach. June. A very large, 
handsome variety, popular in the in¬ 
terior valleys as a home orchard fruit. 
The flesh is juicy, rich and of fine flavor. 
(On apricot root only.) 
♦Royal. June. Very similar to Blen¬ 
heim but the strain we propagate is sev¬ 
eral days earlier than Blenheim. Cali¬ 
fornia’s- leading shipping apricot and 
also used extensively for canning and 
drying. It succeeds in nearly all dis¬ 
tricts and is probably unexcelled as a 
general purpose variety. 
♦Smyrna. June. This variety was intro¬ 
duced into California from Smyrna in 
1901 by the late George C. Roeding, Sr. 
The fruit is large and very light in 
color; extra sweet and delicious in 
flavor. Excellent for the family or¬ 
chard. (On apricot root only.) 
Tilton. July. The leading commercial 
variety in the San Joaquin Valley and 
the last apricot to ripen. The fruit is 
extremely large and highly colored. 
Used extensively for drying, canning 
and fresh shipment. Not recommended 
for coastal districts. 
JUNE BUDDED APRICOTS 
We can also supply Blenheim, 
Royal and Tilton in June Budded 
trees (on peach root). For prices, 
see page 63. 
(*) Varieties especially recommended 
for the home orchard. 
THE BLENHEIM AND ROYAL APRICOTS 
The Blenheim and Royal apricots are so similar that many horticulturists 
consider them to be the same. We have studied these varieties closely and 
find that a number of different strains exist among them—which further 
confuse their identity. 
We believe the Losse strain of Blenheim, originating in the Santa Clara 
Valley, is the best commercial strain of Blenheim in existence. The fruit is 
of large size, excellent quality, and is noted for its heavy production. We 
therefore propagate this strain exclusively and guarantee our customers 
the genuine Losse Blenheim. 
We find the Royal is preferred to the Blenheim in southern California 
and in early shipping districts. Since many Royal orchards are planted for 
fresh shipment, it is of utmost importance to have an early ripening strain. 
Following out our policy of sparing no trouble or expense to propagate 
from the best strains obtainable, we secure our Royal budwood from one of 
the outstanding Royal orchards in the famous Winters early apricot dis¬ 
trict. The orchard from which we propagate ripens its fruit extremely early 
and has a consistent production record. 
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