Good Fruit Grower

Our selection in a crowd Banning Red Fuji (USPP 16,624 P2) Beni Shogun (USPP 7997) Brookfield® Buckeye® Blondee™ (USPP 19,007 McLaughlin cv) (USPP 10,016) (USPP 10,840) ® (USPP 21,300) really stands out ProTree Nurseries has a great selection of the varieties you want. We plant a wide range of trees each year, on only the best rootstocks and graft a long list of different variety/stock combinations. High-quality apple and cherry trees are available, and our trees are grown with the greatest of care. LindaMac® (USPP 12,900) Midnight Red Spur™ (serial 74/458,730) Gala Gala Dandee Red® (USPP 16,620) Golden Delicious Granny Smith (USPP 7526) Honeycrisp™ (USPP 7197) ™ (USPP 11,992) JonaStar JonaGold™ (USPP 20,590) ™ ® ™ Pacific Gala® (USPP 9681) Rising Sun Fuji® ® (USPP 10,115) ® Keep the Gears in Motion Schlect Spur Delicious™ ™ Fuji (USPP 11,193) Torres Fuji™ (USPP applied for) (USPP applied for) Ultima™ Gala (USPP 13,753 P2) Zestar!™ (USPP 11,367) These apple varieties are available on B-10, B-118, EMLA-7, EMLA-26, EMLA-106, EMLA-111, G-11, G-16, G-30, M-9 337T, NIC®-29, or Supporter 4. ® ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ ® ® Available on Colt, Gisela®, Krymsk®, Mahaleb, or Mazzard.* *Not all varieties are available on all rootstocks. Call for specific grafting information. If you are looking for a variety you can't find anywhere else, call ProTree Nurseries today. Adequate calcium is critical to maintaining the integrity of your crop. Apply FOLI-GRO CALCIUM 6% to your fruit and vine crops to keep the plant vigor in motion with proper balance of nutrients. 741 Sunset Road, Brentwood, CA 94513 800.634.1671 (Alison Clegg or Richard Chavez) 877.457.6901 (Henry Sanguinetti) Fax 925.634.6040 www.protreenursery.com www.goodfruit.com Pasco, WA | 509.545.9329 Wenatchee, WA | 509.663.8753 Yakima, WA | 509.248.6171 For information only. Not a label. Prior to use, always read and follow the product label directions. Wilbur-Ellis, Ideas to Grow With and FOLI-GRO are registered trademarks of Wilbur-Ellis Company. K-0312-176 CALCIUM 6% GOOD FRUIT GROWER MAY 1, 2012 21

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