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Fantasia

Variety of Nectarine · Prunus persica nucipersica
Large, yellow-fleshed commercial nectarine with vivid red-and-yellow skin – one of the most widely grown varieties worldwide.
Edible value7Medicinal value5Other uses5
🇺🇸 USA 1969

Taste & characteristics

Taste

firmjuicysweet

Profile

Parentage
Gold King x Red King
Breeder
USDA / Fred Anderson (Kalifornien)
Pollination
self-fertile
Fruit weight
180 g

Flowering & harvest

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Flowering
Fruit harvest

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

Description

Fruit

Large, firm fruit with a yellow-red ground, freestone yellow flesh, balanced sweet-tart and aromatic.

Growth

Vigorous, productive tree; self-fertile.

Yield

High yields, good shipping and shelf life; ripening mid- to late summer (Northern Hemisphere July–August).

Notes

Important international fresh-market variety, a standard in many growing regions.

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