The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-08-12
ABOUT YAKINIENES.
The Ranch of Seattle Tells of the
Value of the New Peach-apricot
from This Valley.

Apricot of Early Production" the
Ranch. leading horticultural paper
of Washington, published at Seattle,
gives the following description OF
the new fruit in which many people
of the valley are interested and which
| is named for this section:
"The fruit growers of the Yakima
valley in the last two years have be-
come very much interested in new
| developments of apricot. which, be-
cause it is distinctly development
of the Yakima valley has been NAM
ed the 'Yalimene'
in many ways. the Yallimene is
a remarkable fruit and one which
recommends itself to the grower on
account of the promise it gives in
profit on the early market. The Yak
large apricot of the very best quail
! ty. The fact concerning it which
makes it unusual and especially at
tractive to the Northwestern grower
is that it ripens with the Alexander
peach, thus being one of the earliest
fruits to reach the market. Unlike
other early fruits. however. it is OF
as fine or better quality than the
same kind of apricots which ripen
later. thus making happy combina-
tion of fine quality. excellent size and
early availability for marketing pur-
poses.
AT present the Yakimene is to lie
found in several different orchards
in the Yakima valley but its grow
ing up 10 the present time has been
limited. Now the horticulturists arc
beginning 10 appreciate its qualities
and the profit that the cultivation OF
sit promises. it is likely to become
much better known and TO be taker
up by growers in the Yakima ant
many other irrigated districts.
#
Yakimene first originated II is not
known, either, just how it came tc
be introduced into the Yakima val.
(ley, as no trace can be found of its
coming or of the source from which
the trees were introduced The same
variety. under a different name and
of very much inferior quality, is
known in the east. and it is thought
that this fruit. crept into shipments
of other varieties of trees and was
planted in the valley unawares. as
there is nothing about the develop
ment Of this apricot in eastern or
chards that would make it attractive
to the northwestern grower. AS II
grows in the east, it is inferior &c
other varieties, and has not beer
found a profitable crop. 1t would
seem as though it took the peculiar
effect of the Yakima climate and soil
and the effect of irrigation, to devel.
up the fruit to its very best In al
eastern climate the fruit is virtually
worthless. In the eastern Washing
ton climate it bears forth into q
large, luscious, mellow apricot Of
nonpareil quality, of prolific bearing
qualities, and of early production
making it truly the premier apricot.
Owing to its fine size and quality, i
was at first thought by Yakima grow
ers to be the Moorpark, but subse
quent investigation has disprovet
this belief.
1.-The 'Yakimene' is an unusual.
large fruit, of beautiful yellow colo
both in skin and in flesh, with fla
vor which has been declared the equa
of the Moorpark or the Tilton. TIL
tree itself is very vigorous grower
, with broad. heavy foliage and q
, hardy qualities. Another great ad
: vantage of the Yakimene is that tn
tree bears the second year after be
: ing set out, not scantily, as with 9th
! er fruit trees in the first year of bear
: ing, but abundantly. After the Sc,
!. ond year the tree carries all tn
! fruit it is capable of holding. Thi
, feature OF quick growth makes tn
$ Yakimene attractive to those who ar
q developing apple orchards, as
planting these trees in between tn
e apple trees quicker results are oil
{. tanned even than with peaches, an
1 the orchard in two years is made t
r yield an income.
e "The Yakimene bids fair to be
: very marketable fruit, especially sine
t the advent to the valley Of canneriei
e These canneries have never been abb
5 to obtain enough apricots for thei