The sun drenched Los Altos Hills in Santa Clara County are famous for tree-ripened apricots. 
ROEDING’S 
QUALITY APRICOTS 
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• Careful selection of our apricot budwood from trees producing high yields of 
good quality fruit, most typical of their variety, gives the grower a real start 
toward maximum return from his Roeding's Quality orchard. We are proud of the 
enviable performance of our customers' trees in all districts. 
The apricot is distinctly a California fruit, adapted to a wide range of climatic 
conditions in this state, and grown in all sections where stone fruits are produced. 
The apricot is further adapted to a wide range of soil conditions because we 
propagate it on apricot, myrobalan and peach roots. Planting distances vary from 
22 to 26 feet. 
Varieties suitable for home orchard planting in ripening order are: Blenheim, 
Rentier's Peach (interior valley), Hemskirke (coast) and Moorpark (coast). 
On Peach and Apricot Roots 
Caliper 
Approx. 
-(4-6') 
-(3-4') 
-(2-3') 
1 to 10 
11 to 49 
50 to 299 
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On Myrobalan Root 
Caliper 
Approx. 
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1 to 10 
11 to 49 
50 to 299 
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.50 
.40 
.35 
% to 1^" --- 
-(3-4') 
.45 
.35 
.30 
Vi to %" ....... 
Please write for prices on 300 or more. 
-(2-3') 
.40 
.30 
.25 
Blenheim. California's leading apricot 
and deserving of its popularity. The 
fruit is large, of good form, attractive in 
appearance and of excellent quality. It 
is used for canning, drying and ship¬ 
ping fresh. Besides the merits of the 
fruit itself, it is one of the heaviest and 
most consistent producers. In addition 
to its commercial desirability, it is in 
large demand for the home orchard. We 
grow the genuine Losse Blenheim, rec¬ 
ognized as the leading strain in this 
variety. 
Derby Royal. Early June. The best 
early shipping apricot, popular in the 
Winters and other early shipping dis¬ 
tricts. The fruit is of good size, very 
sweet, and firm enough to make a good 
shipper. The flesh is lighter in color 
than the Royal and it clings slightly to 
the pit. Ripens a week earlier than 
Royal. Our budwood comes from a 
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genuine Derby Royal orchard in the 
Winters district. (On apricot and peach 
roots only.) 
Hemskirke. July. A fine, large apricot of 
attractive appearance and excellent 
flavor. Not recommended for interior 
valleys. (On peach root only.) 
Moorpark. July. Considered by many to 
be the best flavored and most delicious 
of all apricots. The fruit is extra large, 
round, and of deep apricot color. It is 
unexcelled for eating fresh and com¬ 
mands a price premium in the dried 
market. Not recommended for the in¬ 
terior valleys on account of shy bear¬ 
ing. (On 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 ahead of Royal. The fruit is me¬ 
dium size, good color and fair in qual¬ 
ity. (On apricot and peach roots only.) 
Routier's Peach. June. A very large, 
handsome variety, popular in the in¬ 
terior valleys as a home orchard 
variety. The flesh is juicy, sweet and of 
fine flavor. (On peach root only.) 
Royal. June. Very similar to Blenheim, 
but the strain we grow ripens several 
days before Blenheim. The Royal is 
California's leading shipping apricot 
and used extensively for canning and 
drying. It succeeds in nearly all apricot 
districts and enjoys a good reputation 
as an all-purpose variety. 
Tilton. July. The leading commercial 
variety in the San Joaquin Valley and 
the latest apricot to ripen. It is used ex¬ 
tensively for drying, canning and ship¬ 
ping fresh. The fruit is highly colored 
and very large. The Tilton is not recom¬ 
mended for coastal districts. 
