Digitalseed: Nectarines

The nectarine (Prunus persica var. nucipersica) got its start in China as a genetic variant of the common peach and is not, as some believe, the consequence of a cross between a peach and a plum. Nectarines are very easy to grow. All nectarines listed are self-fruitful.

Variety	Chill Hours	Pollination	Fruit Ripens
Desert Delight	< 100	self-fruitful	May - June
Gulf Pride	< 100	self-fruitful	June
Panamint	< 150	self-fruitful	mid-July
Pioneer	150-350	self-fruitful	late July
Snow Queen	150-250	self-fruitful	July
Southern Belle	150-300	self-fruitful	early Aug.
Sunred	150-300	self-fruitful	mid-May to early June
Artic Star	300	self-fruitful	mid-June
Goldmine	400	self-fruitful	early Aug.
Sunbonnet	400-500	self-fruitful	mid-July

Desert Delight

Large fruit. Bright red skin, yellow flesh, and excellent flavor. Best quality, early maturing nectarine with very low chilling requirement. Proven producer in mild winter climates.

Chill Hours:	< 100
Pollination:	self-fruitful
Fruit Ripens:	May - June

Gulf Pride

Large fruit. Red skinned with excellent flavor.

Chill Hours: < 100

Pollination: self-fruitful

Fruit Ripens: June

Panamint

Medium fruit. Beautiful red skin. Golden flesh. Freestone. Heavy producer in mild winter climates.

Chill Hours: < 150

Pollination: self-fruitful

Fruit Ripens: mid-July

Pioneer

Medium fruit. Deep red skin. Orange flesh. Freestone.

Chill Hours: 150-350

Pollination: self-fruitful

Fruit Ripens: late July

Snow Queen

Medium-large fruit. White flesh, very sweet flavor with lower acid than most other nectarines. Freestone.

Chill Hours: 150-250

Pollination: self-fruitful

Fruit Ripens: July

Southern Belle

Very large fruit. Yellow skin with red blush. Yellow, sweet, firm flesh. Freestone. Very productive. Genetic Dwarf, 5 ft. in height.

Chill Hours: 150-300

Pollination: self-fruitful

Fruit Ripens: early Aug.

Sunred

Medium Fruit Bright red skin. Yellow flesh, sweet, firm, good flavor. Semi-freestone. Bears well in warm winter areas.

Chill Hours: 150-300

Pollination: self-fruitful

Fruit Ripens: mid-May to early June

Artic Star

Beautiful dark red skin. Snow-white semi-freestone flesh. Early to ripen of the new low acid, super-sweet, white nectarines.

Chill Hours: 300

Pollination: self-fruitful

Fruit Ripens: mid-June

Goldmine

Large fruit. White skin with red blush. White flesh, juicy, sweet, excellent flavor.

Chill Hours: 400

Pollination: self-fruitful

Fruit Ripens: early Aug.

Sunbonnet

Medium-large fruit. Beautiful red skin with yellow under color. Firm, sweet, yellow flesh. Semi-clingstone. Firm, sweet, yellow flesh. Genetic Dwarf, 4 - 5ft. in height.

Chill Hours: 400-500

Pollination: self-fruitful

Fruit Ripens: mid-July

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