Planl "Roeding's Quality” 
CHERRY TREES 
• California cherries thrive best in coastal districts or those interior sec¬ 
tions tempered by coastal influences. They require deep, well drained 
soils; soil moisture must be maintained throughout the growing season. 
Cherries are planted 28 to 32 feet apart in commercial orchards. 
Our cherry trees are the result of propagating carefully selected buds 
on the best seedlings obtainable. We offer the grower his choice of either 
maesard or mahaleb root stock. Masoard has been the favorite in coastal 
sections, mahaleb the choice of growers in drier sections and where buck¬ 
skin disease is prevalent. Black Tartarian is a good polliniser for all 
varieties. 
Cherries are popular in the home orchard because of their early ripen¬ 
ing. Suitable varieties, in the order of ripening, are: Black Tartarian, 
Bing, Royal Anne and Lambert. 
CHERRIES . . . On Mahaleb and Mazzard Roots 
Caliper Approx. ItolO 11 to 49 50 to 299 300 up 
11/16" up.(6-8') $ .55 $ .45 $ .40 $ .35 
y 2 toll/16" .(4-6') .50 .40 .35 .30 
y x toys' .(3-4') .45 .35 .30 .25 
yto H" .:.(2-3') .40 .30 .25 .20 
Bing. June. California’s finest shipping 
cherry and highly prized for the home 
orchard. The fruit is very large, heart- 
shaped, with a smooth, glossy skin; 
deep maroon verging to black in color. 
The flesh is very firm, meaty and of fine 
flavor. Because of its productiveness, 
the Bing is popular in all cherry sec¬ 
tions. Pollinizer: Black Tartarian. 
Black Tartarian. Late May. The most 
widely grown early cherry. The fruit is 
black, of good size, and one of the finest 
in flavor. It makes an excellent pollin¬ 
izer for other varieties. Planted alone, 
it is self-fruitful. We select our Black 
Tartarian budwood from an orchard 
producing extra large fruit. 
Chapman. April. While not the earliest 
cherry in existence, it is the earliest 
good cherry and we recommend it for 
early shipping districts. It is a medium 
large, black cherry of very good flavor. 
Pollinizer: Black Tartarian. (On Ma¬ 
haleb root only.) 
Lambert. Late June. This is our latest 
cherry and planted in districts where a 
late variety is valuable in prolonging 
the cherry season. Has the reputation 
of being a shy bearer and should be 
planted with a pollinizer. (On Mahaleb 
root only.) 
Royal Anne (Napoleon Biggareau). 
June. The only cherry used for commer¬ 
cial canning in California. It enjoys 
popularity as a home orchard variety. 
The tree is long lived, grows to a very 
large size and produces enormous crops. 
The fruit is large, light amber in color, 
suffused with red, and of excellent qual¬ 
ity. Pollinizer: Black Tartarian. 
SOUR CHERRIES 
Early Richmond. May. The earliest sour 
cherry and popular with housewives 
everywhere for culinary uses. The fruit 
is medium size, dark red and juicy. The 
trees, of spreading and drooping habit, 
produce very large crops. 
English Morello. June. The standard 
late, red juice, sour cherry, and one of 
the best. It is excellent for canning and 
culinary uses. The fruit is medium 
large, dark red approaching black when 
ripe. Produces large crops. 
Note the size and uniformity of this block of cherry trees in the nursery rows at Loomis on July 1, 1937. 
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