Nectarine
Prunus persica var. nucipersica
MediumSecondary
Production
A fast stone-fruit producer with smooth-skinned fruit — same pruning rhythm as peach, generous yields, and a shorter orchard life. Frost at bloom and wet springs are its main risks.
Tolerances & traits
- Strata
- Medium
- Lifecycle
- Secondary
- Soil preference
- Loam, Sandy
- Soil pH range
- 6 – 7.5
- Min. temperature
- -23°C
- Min. rainfall
- 500 mm/year
- Wind tolerance
- Medium
- Frost tolerance
- Medium
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Irrigation needed
- Medium
How to manage it
Smooth-skinned peach relative; fruits on last year's wood so prune hard each year to renew fruiting shoots. Mostly self-fertile and productive within a few seasons.
Watch out for
Short-lived (roughly 15-20 years); early bloom is frost-sensitive. Smooth skin bruises easily and is prone to peach leaf curl and brown rot in wet springs.
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