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‘HANSEN’S: OKA CHERRY 
Dwarf Habit - - Early Bearing 
Large Luscious Fruit 
PROCLAIMED THE GREATEST 
The many who have already had the opportunity to taste 
this wonderful plum-cherry hybrid of delicious sweetness pro- 
claim it by far the best they have ever tasted. The origin- 
ator himself considers Oka and:Sapa Cherry the best plum- 
cherry hybrid. 


_ DELICIOUS FLAVOR 
Large and Fine 
NEWEST AND BEST DARK, LUSCIOUS, WINE-RED FLESH Wine Red Flesh 
The flesh color is a rich, intense pur- Early Bearing - - - Very Hardy 
_ plish black red. It is in all a very re- Oka Cherry, like the other of Prof, N, E. Han- 
yt markable fruit to look at and surely a de- sen’s Bush Cherry hybrids, bears extremely early 
i Nah ear anting, 
Oka Cherries are as deliciously sweet as Us gasiieretagea < 
A The buds come in gréups of three and are 
they are beautiful to look at. rather closely set together on the branches. Thus 
in a good fruit year at each bud group are two 
The tree of Oka has a dwarf bushy cherries and one leaf, making the branches an 
habit and bears from the ground up. This almost solid mass of fruit. 
remarkable feature is of unique value Oka is an annual bearer and hardy throughout 
when harvesting the fruit. No need for a the northwest. It is indeed an extraordinary 
stepla dderifor all the fruit-is: within easy fruit to which too much praise cannot be given. 
z reach. But the dwarf size in no way in- 
 dicates the size of the crop of cherries, ’ SAPA PLUM-CHERRY 
for the strength of the plant goes into MOST BEAUTIFUL COLOR WHEN 

si fruit production and not into surplus tree CANNED 
growth, and so consequently the limbs and i : 
branches burden themselves with fruit. Sapa fruit is dark purple outside and 
Leaves are small, sort of a pointed oval ich wine-red inside. It is a large sized 
shape, and a bright, shiny green color. hybrid plum with small pit and very 
richly flavored. Trees often produce 
FOR NEW PARCEL POST blooms in the nursery row, should be grown in 
RATES SEE PAGE 31 bush form and pruned severely to encourage 
2 growth of new shoots that will fruit heavily and 
regularly. Sapa and Oka are planted very heav- 
ily in the northwest because they can take the 
severe and cold winters with: flying colors. 
Prices for Oka and Sapa Cherries Each 3 
Zi tcc Eb TOOR i ee ag oO SS $1.00 $2.45 
30094) LU EROGS 26 ie ecu lea 2 rs 1.35 3.75 
O12 to Stl. trees ye a 1.75 4.95 
Heavy Super Size Trees, $2.15 each. 
We recommend planting Sapa and Oka for best. : 
pollinizing. results. 
Hansen Bush Cherry | 
‘Ornamental Shrub - - - Valuable Fruit 
Shapely, ornamental shrub, with long pointed gray-green 
leaves, silvery beneath. Covered with snow-white flowers 
fl in Spring. Cherries are in large clusters, easy to pick. The 
| fruit is large, sweet, shaped like a plum and as delicious as 
mi sweet cherries to eat out of hand. Makes excellent jelly, © 
|} jam and juice. The bushes reach a height of four to five 
feet and are perfectly hardy everywhere. Produce an 
enormous bush in your garden or along the edge of the yard. 
You will find them beautiful and enjoyable. 
1 5 10 
12 to 18 inch plants ............ $0.35 $1.25 $2.25 
18 to 24 inch plants ............ 50 2.00 3.75 
24 to 36 inch plants .......... -70 3.00 5.00 
Heavy Bearing Age ............ 1.00 4.00 7.00 

