"ROEDING'S QUALITY" 
APRICOT TREES 
The apricot is distinctly a California fruit. The range of its planting 
covers all of the stone fruit areas of the State. Because of its diversity 
of uses, it is one of the best fruits for the commercial planter. About 
70 % of the crop is dried, 20% canned, and 10% shipped fresh. 
The apricot has proven profitable from San Diego to Ukiah where 
planted on soils to which it is adapted. The Santa Clara Valley and 
the San Joaquin Valley both prove to be excellent for the growing 
of this fruit. Thus the range for its planting is climatically quite 
diversified. 
Owing to the fact that it can be grown on apricot, peach or myro- 
balan root, the soil and moisture conditions exhibit as wide a range as 
do the climatic conditions. The apricot root is used where peach root 
borer infestation is present. Peach root is preferred by the majority 
of planters, as many claim that peach root makes for a thriftier grow¬ 
ing tree. Myrobalan root should be used on heavy, wet soils. 
Apricots, on good land should be planted from 22 to 26 feet apart. 
Admixture of varieties is not required as apricots are self-fertile. 
EVERY HOME ORCHARD TO HAVE AN APRICOT TREE. 
APRICOTS—On apricot, myrobalan and peach root 
Caliper 
1 to 10 
11 to 49 50 to 299 300 
or more 
Vz to 
(Approx. 4 to 6') 
$.50 
$.40 
$.35 
$.30 
V% to ^4 
(Approx. 3 to 4') 
.45 
.35 
.30 
.25 
u to y 
( Approx. 2 to 3') 
.40 
.30 
.25 
.20 
* Apricot on peach root, $ .05 per tree less than above on orders for 
50 trees or more. 
LOSSE BLENHEIM APRICOTS 
Quality Fruit from Quality Trees 
‘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. "We guarantee our cus¬ 
tomers the genuine Losse strain of Blen¬ 
heim. This is recognized as the out¬ 
standing Blenheim strain." 
Derby Royal. Early June. The best 
early shipping apricot, well thought of 
in the Winters and other early districts. 
Our bud-wood comes from a true Derby 
Royal orchard in the Winters district. 
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 to 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.) 
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‘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 orchard. 
(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. 
(*) Varieties especially recommended 
for the home orchard. 
ALL OF OUR FRUIT TREES ARE 
GROWN ON VIRGIN SOIL. 
GROWERS ARE CORDIALLY IN¬ 
VITED TO VISIT OUR GROWING 
GROUNDS AT LOOMIS AND 
MADERA AT ANY TIME. 
