| Cultivar Name: |
Fantasia
|
| Type |
Nectarine |
| Synonyms |
F58-40
|
| Patent |
Not Patented
|
| Parentage |
Prunus persica cv. Gold King x seedling of Red King
|
| Species |
Prunus persica
|
| Usage |
Scion
|
| Products |
Fresh Market
Shipping
|
| Chill Requirement |
500 chill hours required
|
| Yield |
Medium
|
| Flesh Color |
Yellow
|
| Pit |
Freestone
|
| Ripening time |
-1
weeks relative to
Elberta
|
| Self Compatible |
Yes - Self Compatible
|
| Description |
Orig. in Fresno, Calif., by USDA. Introd. in 1969. Fruit is larger than Red Globe, ovate with skin bright yellow with 1/3 to 2/3 covered with bright red blush. More highly colored than Le Grand; has yellow flesh, firm with smooth texture. An excellent quality nectarine that ships well. Can be harvested firm-ripe and tangy or soft-ripe and sweet. Ripens immediately after Flavortop or a few days earlier than Red Grand. Trees are vigorous; productive; flowers large; self fertile; leaf glands reniform. Susceptible to peach leaf curl, brown rot, Oriental fruit moth and bacterial leaf spot. |
| 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.
- Dave Wilson Nursery. Link
- Google Patents.
- UC Davis Fruit & Nut Research & Information; Link
- Variety Chill Hours Zone Fruit - Grandpa's Orchard; Link
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