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The Fantasia Nectarine is a popular, large, yellow, freestone nectarine. The early harvest fruit is firm-ripe and tangy, later harvest is sweet, with rich flavor. It is high-scoring in taste tests. Eating a fresh nectarine, with the juice running down your chin is a joy of summer. Why settle for store bought fruit? Grow one of your own. Fantasia Nectarine produces very large fruit, bright red with yellow skin. They are self fruitful and very vigorous. They require pruning and thinning for consistent, quality crops. Moderate fertility and good drainage is a must.

The Red Gold nectarine delivers a high quality fruit with a great shelf life. The fruit is large sized, spherical shape, and it has a deep yellow peel that covers for 50-70% by dark red. The flesh is yellow, highly consistent, and with a good taste. The skin is a glossy red and gold color. It is a very popular variety with medium-high vigour and productivity. Nectarine cultivars do not require cross pollination and set satisfactory crops with their own pollen. The Red Gold is the most widely planted nectarine.

The Sunglo nectarine is big and full of juice. The perfect fresh fruit, this freestone is also ideal for canning and freezing. These immense nectarines will be the feature of your centerpiece or fruit basket. Sunglo nectarines are hardy and highly-productive. With its brilliant red color over a yellow background, this nectarine is always a bright spot. This nectarine features a long storage life and large fruit. The tree is hardy and vigouous.

Nectarine - Harko, P. persica var. nucipersica 'Harko', a hardy nectarine, with red skinned, yellow fleshed fruit ripening in mid-August. This is a solid red, clingstone nectarine with good quality and flavor. It is a consistent producer, with no split pi

Nectarine - Independence, P. persica var. nucipersica 'Independence', is a white-fleshed fruit with deep red skin and has an excellent tangy sweet flavor. Independence is one of the best nectarines and is hardy to winter cold. Independence ripens very early in the season, well ahead of Redhaven peach. Most adaptable of all fruit trees for home gardens, Independence is a delightfully decorative tree that will produce frilly pink blossoms in the spring. Nectarines, like peaches, require well-drained soil and a regular fertilizing program. The nectarine fruit is a variety of the peach tree. Nectarines and peaches are similar in appearance and color as they differ only by a single gene, the gene for skin texture. The peach is dull and fuzzy while the nectarine is smooth and shiny. Nectarines contain a good amount of vitamins A and C.

Nectarine - Mericrest, P. persica var. nucipersica 'Mericrest', has mild, slightly tangy freestone fruit and it resists brown rot and leaf spot. Mericrest bears in just 2-3 years and is a juicy freestone with red-blushed golden skin. Ripening by mid to late August, this tree grows just 15 ft. tall and is considered the hardiest of nectarines. It is a delightfully decorative tree and will produce frilly pink blossoms in the spring. Nectarines, like peaches, require well-drained soil and a regular fertilizing program. The nectarine fruit is a variety of the peach tree. Nectarines and peaches are similar in appearance and color as they differ only by a single gene, the gene for skin texture. The peach is dull and fuzzy while the nectarine is smooth and shiny. Nectarines contain a good amount of vitamins A and C.

The Arctic Glo Nectarine Tree is an exciting new sprightly-sweet, early season white-fleshed nectarine. The Arctic Glo has scored high in taste tests. The taste has a nice balance of sugar and acid which makes for a very appealing flavor. The Arctic Glo is a is a semi-freestone and is highly recommended for home orchards. The fruit is produced is medium sized with a dark red skin. Arctic Glo fruit matures about 5 days after the Redhaven Nectarine. This tree does not need a pollinator.