Description
The Flavortop nectarine is a highly rated, a self-pollinating known for producing large fruit, juicy, yellow-fleshed nectarine with a sweet-tart flavor and firm texture featuring red-blushed skin, ideal for fresh eating, baking, and preserves, growing best in full sun in zones 5-9, and ripening in August.
- Fruit: Large, round, yellow flesh, red-blushed skin, freestone.
- Flavor: Rich, sweet, and tangy, consistently scoring high in taste tests.
- Texture: Firm and juicy.
- Tree: Vigorous, productive, with fragrant pink blossoms in spring.
- Ripens: Mid-to-late August.
- Hardiness: Hardy in USDA Zones 5-9.
Growing & Care
- Sun: Full sun (6-8+ hours daily).
- Soil: Well-draining, fertile, rich in organic matter.
- Watering: Deep, regular watering, especially in dry spells; avoid overwatering.
- Pruning: Late winter/early spring to shape and remove dead/crossed branches.
- Fertilizing: Balanced fruit tree fertilizer in early spring and again in late spring/early summer.
- Thinning: Thin fruit for larger, higher-quality nectarines.
- Fresh eating.
- Baking (pies, desserts).
- Canning and preserving.
Trees are 7/8″ in diameter on Bailey rootstock and will get 10′-13′ ft tall at maturity.
All potted and can be picked up Monday – Sunday 10am-6pm. 257 Smith Road Stirling, Ontario.