Nectarine Trees

Fruit Plants, Fruit Trees, Fruit Bushes & Nut Trees

Peaches and nectarines depend on a sheltered, south facing position free from frost pockets, otherwise, the early spring blossom might be damaged. A popular method is to train them against a south-facing wall which holds the day’s heat through the night, and if cold spring days appear a covering of horticultural fleece will protect the tender blossoms.

There's a guide to growing nectarines along with a 4 page article by Carol Klein on the site here: Grow Your Own Peaches and Nectarines

Nectarine Tree - Lord Napier

Large mouth-watering fruit, full of juice, white flesh with a crimson-flushed skin. Reliable and prolific, excellent outdoor variety for the British climate. Self-fertile. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner.

Nectarine : Fantasia

The best garden variety, easy to grow and vigorous, with very good resistance to frost. Produces an excellent crop of vivid orange red fruits with juicy yellow flesh and a 'free' stone.

Nectarine : Necterella

A genetically dwarf variety bred in California, ideal for growing in containers. Delicious Nectarines are produced along with a 'mop head' of leaves creating an attractive and productive patio tree.

Lord Napier

Introduced in Kent in 1860, this early-ripening, self-fertile nectarine variety boasts white flesh that is aromatic and full of flavour. Protect from winter rainfall to control leaf curl. Pick from early August. Grown on St Julien A rootstock.

Nectarine 'Flame Lady'®

One of the heaviest cropping varieties, producing bright red fruits with a tasty, 'melting' flesh and exceptionally high sugar levels. Nectarine 'Flame Lady' has a particularly full canopy of foliage, which is ideal for shading the fruits so that ripening is staggered.

Propagated onto 'Mont Clare' rootstock to create a medium sized, manageable tree that is proven to give a bigger crop of nectarines. Nectarine 'Flame Lady' is self-fertile and therefore does not require a pollination companion. Height and spread: Up to 3m (9') Rootstock: Mont Clare.

Madame Blanchette

Pale orange-red skins and juicy white flesh make the fruits of Nectarine 'Madame Blanchette' particularly appealing. This vigorous Nectarine produces reliable crops of mouth-watering, sweet fruits that taste delicious eaten freshly picked. For the heaviest crops, try fan training this superb variety against a hot, sunny wall.

Propagated onto 'St. Julien' rootstock to create a medium sized, manageable tree that is proven to give a bigger crop of nectarines. Nectarine 'Madame Blanchette' is self-fertile and therefore does not require a pollination companion. Height and spread: Up to 3m (9') Rootstock: St. Julien.