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Nectarine

Nectarine 'Snowqueen'

Common Name: Nectarine
Genus: Nectarine
Cultivar: 'Snowqueen'

Category: Fruit & Vegetables
Features: Edible fruit

Hardiness: Hardy	Height: 8.00 m (800 cm)
Sun/Shade: Full sun	Spread: 6.00 m (600 cm)

Foliage Type: Deciduous	Flower Colour: Pink
Foliage Colour: Green	Flowering Period: April & May

Soil Type: Normal/Loam
Soil Moisture: Moist, but well drained

Rate of growth: slow growing

A popular nectarine that has large crimson fruit with juicy white flesh. It produces pink flowers in mid-spring and superb nectarines with an outstanding flavour in late September. A reliable high yielding tree that is best grown against a warm wall.

Garden care: When planting incorporate lots of well-rotted garden compost in the planting hole and stake firmly. Prune in summer to reduce the risk of silver leaf and bacterial canker.