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Roeding's Quality PLUMS 
California plums truly are always in season. They are 
available fresh from the trees from June through September 
and many varieties are deliciously canned for winter con¬ 
sumption. In addition to the canned product, many firms 
now supply rich, tart nectars made from plum juices. Home 
orchardists like the plums' long season and housewives put 
up the surplus fruit for winter desserts. 
There are few counties in California not producing plums 
commercially, a good indication of their wide growing 
range. Our varieties are adapted to a wide range of soil 
conditions because they are available on peach, apricot 
and myrobalan roots. Budwood for "Roeding's Quality" 
plums is selected from record producing orchards in the dis¬ 
trict most favorable to the particular variety. 
Plums are divided into two general classes: the European 
and the Japanese. The European sorts are generally sweeter 
flavored and are usually self-fertile, while the Japanese 
sorts are spritely to the taste and require cross-pollination 
for commercial production. 
PLUMS . . . On Peach and Apricot Roots PLUMS . . . On Myrobalan Roots 
Caliper 
Approx. 
.(6-8') 
- .--(4-6') 
— .(3-4') 
1 to 10 
11 to 49 
50 to 299 
Caliper 
Approx. 
.(6-8') 
1 to 10 
11 to 49 
50 to 299 
JJ" up .. 
$ .60 
$ .45 
$ .35 
W up .. 
$ .60 
$ .45 
$ ,40 
V 2 to W .- 
.50 
.40 
.30 
V 2 to -- 
.(4-6') 
.50 
.40 
.35 
3/8 to 1 / 2 " 
.45 
.35 
.25 
% to 1 / 2 " .-. 
. (3-4') 
.45 
.35 
.30 
1/4 to 3/8" ........ 
. -(2-3') 
.40 
.30 .20 
Please write for 
1/4 to 3/8" - 
prices on 300 or more. 
. (2-3') 
.40 
.30 
.25 
Becky Smith. (Japanese) August. Rip¬ 
ening just after Wickson, this plum has 
found favor in the eastern markets. It 
hangs on the tree well without becom¬ 
ing overripe. The fruit is good size, 
roundish; skin an attractive yellowish- 
red. Flesh is firm and of good flavor. 
(On peach and myrobalan roots.) 
Burbank. (Japanese) Late June. A va¬ 
riety well known for its shipping quali¬ 
ties. Of good size, the fruit is almost 
round; skin is yellow mottled with red; 
flesh sweet and of good flavor. (On 
peach root only.) 
Formosa. (Japanese) June. One of the 
best early plums, with fair shipping 
qualities. Fruit is large and oval, be¬ 
coming cherry red and attractive in rip¬ 
ening. The flesh is sweet and the flavor 
resembles the apricot. Color of flesh is 
pale yellow. Tree is upright in growth 
and vigorous. (On peach and myro¬ 
balan roots.) 
Giant. (European) August. A large, 
dark blue plum that ships well. The 
fruit is slightly necked and resembles a 
large prune. Flesh is firm and of good 
quality. The Giant is a good pollinizer 
for President. (On peach root only.) 
Hungarian. (Pond) (European) August. 
An old variety still popular in some 
commercial districts and highly prized 
for the home orchard. The fruit is large 
and oval in shape; skin reddish-purple; 
flesh of excellent eating quality. (On 
peach and myrobalan roots.) 
Jefferson. (European) August. Used ex¬ 
clusively for canning, this oval variety 
has flesh of excellent flavor. Skin is 
light greenish-yellow, sometimes with 
a red blush. Trees are very productive. 
(On myrobalan root only.) 
Late Santa Rosa. (Japanese) August. A 
new variety resembling its parent in all 
respects except ripening date. A good 
shipper and useful in extending the 
season. (On peach root only.) 
Santa Rosa. (Japanese) Late June. One 
of California's leading shipping plums. 
It has large size, firm flesh and good 
eating qualities. The fruit is reddish in 
color, juicy, and has a pleasing tart fla¬ 
vor. The tree is an upright, vigorous 
grower and very productive. (On peach, 
apricot and myrobalan roots.) 
Satsuma. (Japanese) August. An old 
variety still popular as a source for 
canned plums. The fruit is large, nearly 
round; color is dark red; flesh is deep, 
blood-red, and juicy. (On peach and 
myrobalan roots.) 
Simon. (Japanese) August. A brick red 
plum with firm yellow, juicy and sweet 
flesh with a pineapple flavor. The tree 
is upright and vigorous with peach-like 
foliage. (On peach root only.) 
Tragedy. (European) July. Large, dark 
blue, oval fruit makes Tragedy a favor¬ 
ite in most markets. The flesh is firm, 
sweet and juicy. A popular plum in 
many districts. (On peach and myro¬ 
balan roots.) 
Yellow Egg. (European) August. A 
beautiful plum of large size, oval and 
golden yellow. Used for commercial 
canning and popular in the home or¬ 
chard. The flesh is firm, juicy and sweet 
when fully ripe. (On myrobalan root 
only.) 
Note: Beauty, Burbank or Santa Rosa 
are pollinizers for all of the Japanese 
plums. 
Spring blossoms in our Niles myrobalan plum orchard give early 
promise of a bountiful crop of seed. Myrobalan is a principal root- 
stock in California and many fruit sections of the United States. 
Here in our own orchard is found the source of some of the finest 
"myro" seedlings grown, and our seed has been standard with 
Pacific Coast and Eastern nurserymen for years. High germina¬ 
tion is the result of careful selection of seed from germination- 
tested trees. 
By means of a special process used in our own nurseries, myro¬ 
balan rootstock is left undisturbed in the nursery rows from the 
time seed is planted until budded trees are dug for delivery to 
customers. This eliminates many evils that attend transplanting 
of seedlings before budding. 
