General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Leaves: Deciduous
Broadleaf
Fruit: Showy
Fruiting Time: Summer
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Blooms on new wood
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Suitable Locations: Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Uses: Flowering Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Other Beneficial Insects
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods: Other: Some method of grafting
Pollinators: Self
Hoverflies
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant
Parentage: A Zaiger Genetics introduction, offered by Dave Wilson

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Common names
  • Nectarine
  • Peach

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Date: 2015-06-25
Potted Double Delight Nectarine at 3 years

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