United States Espalier Nursery, Inc. 
0304 S. W. Vermont Street, Portland, Oregon 
Varieties of Espalier Fruit Trees 
Season 1940-1941 
APPLES 
ALEXANDER — Large, red or crimson, flesh yellowish 
white, crisp, tender, with pleasant flavor. Tree hardy. 
October. 
ALLINGTON PEPPING—A late medium large, striped yel¬ 
low and red apple. Excellent for dessert. October. 
CUNNINGHAM—Striped with red on yellow, very attractive, 
yellow-white flesh, fine-grained, pleasant, subacid. Sep- 
tember-October. 
GRAVENSTEIN — A large attractive orange-yellow apple 
overlaiid with stripes of red. Early. 
ANANAS—A late medium large golden yellow apple of fine 
flavor. 
CLEAR or YELLOW TRANSPARENT—A very early med¬ 
ium large, pale yellow apple. Abundant bearer. 
KING DAVID—A winter apple. Very large fruit, handsome 
yellow-green with bright red cheek. Excellent for dessert. 
SPITZENBERG — Medium to large fruit, deep red, flesh 
yellow, crisp, sub-acid and highly flavored. 
JONATHAN—Large fruit, deep red, covered with yellow 
patches.! Tree very beautiful. A late apple. 
CANADA RlSNETTE—Large lemon-yellow with red splashes. 
Flesh firm, rich, juicy and finely flavored. Good bearer. 
A late apple. 
MONTROSE—A large apple, red striped, heavy bearer. No¬ 
vember. 
RED DELICIOUS—A red striped, long pointed apple of 
fine flavor and bouquet. October-November. 
GOLDEN DELICIOUS—Golden yellow apple of the delicious 
variety. 
ROME BEAUTY—Smooth round apple, looks like the Grav- 
enstein but with more color. A fall apple, white meat of 
fine flavor. 
RED ASTRACHAN—Early, red checked turning to all red. 
Excellent for dessert. 
GOLDEN RENETTE—A late apple of large size with rich, 
golden yellow fruit. 
YORK IMPERIAL—Large and handsome. One of the best. 
September-October. 
PEARS 
PASTOREN—A late pear with excellent fruit. Large, lemon- 
yellow, with soft blush. An excellent keeper, fine-grained 
and juicy. 
TONGERN—Large, golden brown dotted with soft red of 
extraordinary beauty. Fruit ripens in early fall and is 
juicy and highly flavored. 
JULY RAINBOW—An early delicious pear ripening in July. 
GELLERT BUTTER PEAR—An early fall pear, large lemon- 
yellow over-spread with cinnamon russet. Very juicy and 
sweet. 
WILLIAM’S BUTTER PEAR—-Similar to the Bartlett. Large 
fine fruit but without the musky flavor of the Bartlett. 
Rich yellow with faint blush on exposed cheek. Delicious 
flavor. Early fall. 
CLAPPS DARLING—Large fruit. Pale lemon-yellow with 
brown dots. Fine texture, juicy with a rich vinous flavor. 
Early fall. August, September. 
TREVOUX—A large lemon-yellow early pear. 
ST. MARY BUTTER PEAR—Large fruit, yellow with red 
cheek. 
CLAIRGEAN—Very large, pyroform, yellow and red. Highly 
flavored. Tree very good grower, early and abundant 
bearer. 
SUPERFINE—Large winter pear. Fruit of rich russet color. 
Flesh juicy and rich. November. 
SECKEL—Small, rich yellowish-brown. One of the finest 
and highest flavored pears known. September-October. 
ST. MARY’S BUTTER PEAR — Large green-yellow fruit, 
with dull red cheeks. September-October. 
CHERRIES 
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OSTHEIMER WEICHSEL—A hardy cherry. Fruit large, 
skin deep red turning to dark red at maturity. Classed 
as a sour cherry, it is much sweeter and juicier than the 
ordinary pie cherry. Unsurpassed for jam, jelly or pie. 
Will not split in rainy weather. July. 
BOHEMIAN—Large fine fruit, deep blood-red. Sweet and 
juicy. Early. 
BULGARIAN—Fruit large, dark red color. Rich flavor. 
Sweet. Late. 
LAMBERT—Very large fruit, dark-red. Flavor sweet, or 
very mild sub-acid, aromatic, rich. 
PLUMS AND PRUNES 
SATSUMA—Large dark red fruit, fine flavor, red flesh, 
with remarkable small stone. August. 
FOREST ROSE—Large round fruit. Beautiful dark red. 
August. 
REINE CLAUDE—Large delicious fruit. Dark purple. Au¬ 
gust. 
KIRKE—Large, crimson-violet. Rich flavor. August. 
ITALIAN PRUNE—A fine late prune. Oval, purple fruit. 
Juicy and very productive. Delicious. September. 
FRENCH NOBLE—Dark red fruit. Rich tender flavor. 
Midsummer. 
EGG PLUM—A large, beautiful egg-shaped yellow plum. 
Excellent for cooking. Tree a free grower and very pro¬ 
ductive. August. 
BULGARIAN—Fruit very large, dark red, juicy and sweet. 
Hardy and productive. September. 
BELLE LOUVAIN—An excellent plum, large, blue-red, juicy 
and sweet. August-September. 
PEACHES 
ALEXANDER—Medium size, skin greenish white, nearly 
covered with rich red. Flesh melting, juicy and sweet. 
Freestone. August-September. 
ELBERTA—Flesh yellow, with red cheek, melting and 
juicy, rich excellent flavor. Freestone. August, 
EARLY BEAUTY—A very highly flavored colored peach. 
Remarkable for its firmness. Large fruit. Early. 
HALE EARLY—Large fruit, rich yellow with red cheeks. 
First quality. Tree healthy, good grower. Early. 
LADY SUSANNE—Large white peach with pink cheek. De¬ 
licious flavor. Freestone. August-September. 
LATE CRAWFORD — Fruit large, skin yellow, dull red 
cheeks. Flesh yellow. One of the finest late peach. 
ROCHESTER—Skin greenish white, covered with rich red. 
Flesh melting, juicy and sweet. Vigorous and productive. 
Early. 
VERMONT—Fruit yellow with red cheek. Very juicy and 
sweet. Flesh yellow. Freestone. August-September. 
VIRGIN—Large yellow and red fruit. Delicious melting 
flavor. One of the best early peaches. 
APRICOTS 
MOORPARK—One of the largest. Orange with red cheek. 
Firm, juicy and rich flavor. Very productive. August. 
TILTON •— New. Its large size, rich apricot color, high ' 
flavor, uniform ripening, sure and unusual productive¬ 
ness with frost resisting qualities, and vigorous growth 
easily place it well in advance of all varieties. 
LOUIS—Tree hardy and prolific. Fruit medium large, white, 
sweet and melting. A handsome and valuable variety. 
July-August. 
