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NECTARINES

Taste test winner. Very attractive, firm, freestone fruit is richly flavored, with a balance of acid and sugar. Ripens between Arctic Glo and Heavenly White white nectarines. 

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  • Ripens early to mid July. 

  • Estimated chilling requirement of 500 hours.

  • Self fruitful.

ARCTIC JAY WHITE
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Delicious, super-sweet white nectarine, very similar to Arctic Rose, but ripening 3-4 weeks later. Rich flavor and nice crunchy texture when firm ripe, extremely sweet when fully ripe. High-scoring in taste tests. 

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  • Ripens early August in Central CA.

  • Estimated chilling requirement of 600 - 700 hours.

  • Self fruitful.

ARCTIC QUEEN WHITE
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Earliest to ripen of the low acid, super-sweet white nectarines. Rave reviews in trial tastings. Beautiful dark red skin, snow white semi-freestone flesh. 

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  • Ripens early to mid June in Central CA.

  • Estimated chilling requirement of 300 hours.

  • Self fruitful.

ARCTIC STAR WHITE

Best flavored yellow nectarine plus magnificent, double pink flowers. Dark red-skinned, freestone fruit is sweet, with unusually rich flavor. Very high scoring in taste tests. Heavy bearing tree. 

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  • Harvest early to mid-July in Central CA.

  • Estimated chilling requirement of 300 hours.

  • Self fruitful.

DOUBLE DELIGHT

Fantasia Nectarine: Popular, large yellow freestone. Early harvest fruit is firm ripe and tangy, later harvest is sweet with rich flavor: high scoring in taste tests. ​

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  • Ripens late July/early August in Central CA. 

  • Estimated chilling requirement of 500 hours.

  • Self fruitful.

FANTASIA

Large, firm, yellow freestone of excellent quality. One of the highest scoring nectarines in DWN fruit tastings. One of the very best! Ripens between Independence and Fantasia. Large showy blossoms. 

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  • Ripens mid-July in Central CA.

  • Estimated chilling requirement of 650 hours.

  • Self fruitful.

FLAVORTOP
INDEPENDENCE

Bright red skin, firm yellow freestone. Rich flavor, tangy and sweet, one of the best. Consistently very high-scoring in taste tests. Winter and frost hardy, very reliable producer. 

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  • Ripens early July in Central CA.

  • Estimated chilling requirement of 700 hours.

  • Self fruitful.

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Sprightly sweet, intense, spicy flavor - the state of the art in fruit breeding. 

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  • Ripens late August to mid September in Central CA.

  • Estimated chilling requirement of 600 - 700 hours.

  • Self fruitful.

LIZ'S LATE

Availability changes throughout the year- please call (559) 325-2929 for current selection!

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