NECTARINE

Fantasia

Prunus persica

DESCRIPTION:

This ever popular yellow fleshed Nectarine is firm, sweet and very juicy with red skin over a yellow background. It has an excellent flavour. Freestone.

MATURITY:

February (Mid Season)

SUGGESTED POLLINATORS:

Self pollinating

COMMENTS:

Lovely eaten as fresh fruit and also used in cooking. It has good keeping qualities, and very suitable for the home garden.

TREE CARE:

Plant in a sunny position with well drained and well worked soil. Take care to plant the bud union above the soil level. Water in well and keep soil moist until tree is established. Fertilise when planting and again after new growth appears. Prune tree when planting to encourage new growth.