Lower row, French Improved 
Upper row, old type French 
"Roeding's Quality” PRUNE TREES 
• Prunes are European plums adapted to commercial drying. The grow¬ 
ing range is confined to coastal valleys, such as the Santa Clara, and 
interior valleys with temperate climate. They prefer a deep, fertile soil. 
We propagate prunes on myrobalan, peach and almond roots to offer the 
grower a good selection for his particular situation. 
When purchasing prune trees, especially the French Improved (Cali¬ 
fornia’s leading variety), give especial attention to the source of hud- 
wood. Keep in mind that the price paid by packers for the fruit is based 
upon its size. While differences in size are often due to cultural and cli¬ 
matic conditions, we are convinced, after a careful inspection of many 
orchards, that distinct strains of the French prune exist. We select our 
prune budwood from one of the outstanding orchards of the Santa Clara 
Valley—an orchard which consistently produces heavy yields of fruit well 
above average in size. When you buy “Roeding’s Quality” Prune Trees 
you are getting pedigreed trees with a definite record of production be¬ 
hind them. 
French Improved, Coates 1418 and Sugar are self-fertile. French Im¬ 
proved and Sugar are generally good pollinisers for the remainder of our 
list. We highly recommend Burton as the best prune for the home 
orchard. 
PRUNES . . . On Almond, Peach and Myrobalan Roots 
Caliper Approx. ItolO llto49 50to299 300 up 
11/16" up...(6-8') $ .55 $ .45 $ .35 $ .30 
y 2 to 11/16" . (4-6') .50 .40 .30 .25 
H to ]/ 2 " .(3-4') .45 .35 .25 .20 
Vi to Vs" . (2-3') .40 .30 .20 .15 
Burton. August-September. An extra 
large prune adapted to fancy packing. 
The fruit is sweet and of good quality. 
It is good for eating fresh and recom¬ 
mended for the home orchard. A good 
pollinizer. (On almond and myrobalan 
roots.) 
Coates 1418 (XX French, Cox, Date, 
Saratoga). The prune with many names, 
as each of the foregoing are used in 
some localities to designate this variety. 
It runs to larger sizes than the French 
prune and is second only to that variety 
in popularity. The tree produces high 
yields. (On all three roots.) 
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French Improved. The leading commer¬ 
cial variety in all districts and unex¬ 
celled in quality. It was introduced by 
us as being a superior strain of the ordi¬ 
nary French prune about 20 years ago. 
The fruit is medium to large in size, 
dark blue in color, with tender flesh of 
fine texture. The trees are vigorous and 
very productive. (On almond, peach and 
myrobalan roots.) 
Imperial Epineuse. (Imperial). Au¬ 
gust-September. One of the largest 
prunes and of very good quality, its dis¬ 
tribution is not so great because of its 
shy-bearing habit in some localities. In 
sections where it does bear consistently 
the fruit brings a premium over smaller 
sorts. It should always be planted with 
another variety for cross-pollinization. 
(On myrobalan and peach roots.) 
Robe de Sergeant. August-September. 
A medium size prune particularly 
adapted to the interior valleys. The fruit 
is oval, very dark in color, with a light 
greenish-yellow flesh of distinctive fla¬ 
vor. (On myrobalan root.) 
Standard. August. A large, dark pur¬ 
ple fruit which is used for both fresh 
shipment and drying. The flesh is fine 
grained, juicy and sweet. (On myro¬ 
balan root only.) 
Sugar. August. The earliest prune to 
ripen. Used for both fresh shipment and 
drying. The fruit is extra large, oval 
and dark purple. The flesh is sweet, al¬ 
though not so high in quality as some 
of the other varieties. Popular in the 
interior valleys as well as in the coastal 
districts. The trees bear large yields. 
(On almond and myrobalan roots.) 
