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Variety of Nectarine · Prunus persica nucipersica

Very firm, sub-acid yellow-fleshed nectarine – the dominant commercial variety in the European fresh market.

🇺🇸 USA 1996

Taste & characteristics

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Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Large, very firm fruit with intense red, glossy skin and crisp, sweet, low-acid yellow flesh; often clingstone to semi-freestone.

Vigorous, high-yielding tree; self-fertile.

High yields with excellent shipping/shelf qualities; ripening early summer.

Market-leading modern variety in Spain and Italy, valued for firmness and sweetness.

Site, soil, hardiness and growth follow the species Nectarine unless the variety states otherwise. Will it grow where you live? → Check your site on the species page

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