| Cultivar Name: |
Nectar
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| Type |
Peach |
| Synonyms |
Original Nectar, Nectar White
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| Patent |
California Nursery Co., Fremont, CA 0
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| Parentage |
Prunus persica cv. Stanwick nectarine x unknown peach
|
| Species |
Prunus persica
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| Usage |
Scion
|
| Products |
Fresh Market
|
| Chill Requirement |
1050 chill hours required
|
| Yield |
Medium
|
| Flesh Color |
White
|
| Pit |
Freestone
|
| Ripening time |
-3
weeks relative to
Elberta
|
| Self Compatible |
Yes - Self Compatible
|
| Description |
Orig. in Bakersfield, Calif., by Oliver P. Blackburn. Introd. in 1935. Plant Patent no. 86. Large round-ovate fruit. One of the finest white peaches. Skin blushed pink to red. A juicy, soft-melting, sweet, aromatic, and very good quality peach. Tree has exceptional vigor, medium size; dense foliage and above average frost hardiness; leaf glands reniform; flower nonshowy Susceptible to peach leaf curl, brown rot, Oriental fruit moth, and peach twig borer. Ripens 3 weeks before Elberta; resembles Early Wheeler. |
| References |
- The Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit & Nut Varieties. Third Edition. 1997. ASHS Press, Alexandria, Virginia.
- Handbook of Peach and Nectarine Varieties - Performance in the Southeastern United States and Index of Names. 1998. USDA-ARS, Byron, Georgia.
- Fruit, Berry and Nut Inventory. Third Edition. 2001. Seed Savers Exchange, Inc.
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