ENGLISH WALNUTS 
• Walnuts require a very deep, well drained soil and plenty of irrigation the first 
four or five years, or until an extensive root system has become thoroughly estab¬ 
lished. Care should be taken in planting the young trees that they do not be set 
too deeply in the ground. The bud union should be exposed several inches above 
the surface, just as it stood in the nursery row. Our trees are high budded for oak 
root fungus resistance. 
WALNUTS . 
. . On 3-Blood Royal Roots 
50 or 
1 to 10 11 to 49 more 
8 to 10 grade 
..$2.00 
$1.75 
$1.50 
6 to 8 grade... 
. 1.75 
1.50 
1.25 
4 to 6 grade.. 
_ 1.50 
1.25 
1.00 
Concord. A 
standard 
variety 
grown 
chiefly in Contra Costa County. The 
nuts are large, round and soft-shelled, 
with rich, well flavored and large ker¬ 
nels. Makes a sturdy, spreading tree. 
Eureka. A popular variety in northern 
California. The nuts are large, oblong, 
of fine appearance. Shells are rather 
thick, well sealed. Holds up well in 
handling; makes a splendid, large, up¬ 
right tree. This is a good commercial 
variety and popular as an ornamental 
shade tree. 
Franquette. One of the most important 
commercial varieties, popular wherever 
the English walnut is grown. The nuts 
are large, handsome, rather conical in 
shape. Shells are medium thin. The ker¬ 
nels are unusually light in color and of 
the best quality. The trees are large 
and vigorous. This variety is the latent 
to bloom and seldom loses a crop 
through frost injury. 
Payne Seedling. This outstanding pro¬ 
ducer and early bearer possesses a nut 
fully as large as the Franquette, with a 
thin shell and high quality kernel. A 
few nuts are borne the second year, but 
of course, several years are required to 
produce a commercial crop. The trees 
do not grow as large as the other varie¬ 
ties and they may be planted some¬ 
what closer. 
Frostfighter... 
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Frostfighter. Budded on 3-Blood Royal roots, the Frostfighter 
makes a splendid stock for working over to all varieties of 
English walnuts. It is an exceedingly rapid grower and 
forms perfect unions. Orchards worked over on Frostfighter 
grow large, productive tops quickly and are less subject to 
sunburn and damage by drying winds; come into bearing 
at an early age. Prices same as for budded English varieties. 
3-Blood Royal. We use this rootstock exclusively for all 
budded English varieties. It makes a splendid root system 
and has a rapid, vigorous top growth. Prices: 
300 or 
1 to 10 11 to 49 50 to 299 more 
6 to 8 grade .. ...$ .80 $ .70 $ .60 $ .50 
4 to 6 grade.-.....70 .60 .50 .40 
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Vigorous walnut trees growing in our nursery 
rows at Niles. 
ESTNUTS 
jpA, iitade. and L^eautif. 
Budded Chestnuts Price Each 
4 to 5 ft. grade... ........$2.00 
Marron de Combale. Nuts large, sweet, and well flavored. 
A rapid grower, and comes into bearing early. Does well 
over a wide range, but is especially adapted to coastal 
sections. 
Quercy. A French Marron of large, uniform size. Nut is round 
and glossy, tree sturdy and an exceptionally heavy pro¬ 
ducer when planted with Marron de Combale for cros.s- 
pollination. 
FILBERTS 
e4ijo4f^ a cool climate^ 
• Filberts are adapted to many sections in northern Califor¬ 
nia and along the coast. They are immune to frost in this 
state, and growers in frosty locations often find this nut 
ideally suited to their conditions. The trees bear at an Sarly 
age. Cross pollination is one of the most important problems 
in connection with filbert culture, and more than one variety 
must be planted. 
Price Each 1 to 10 
3 to 4 ft. grade...... ....$1.00 
Write for prices on larger quantities. 
Barcelona. By far the best variety, and 80% of all plantings 
should consist of Barcelona. Nut medium to large, rich brown 
in color. Shell medium thick, kernel sweet and excellent. 
Daviana. A very light producer, but an excellent pollinizer 
for Barcelona and Du Chilly. Tree an upright grower. 
Du Chilly. A large nut with medium thick shell, and excel¬ 
lent quality. A good pollinizer for Barcelona. 
White Aveline. A light producer which is grown for its pol- 
linizing value. The tree is low growing. 
Chestnuts make beautiful, spreading trees. 
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