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Nectarinesnectarine blossom

With less than 200 trees, nectarines are one of our smaller crops.

Nectarines, like peaches, are best ripened on the tree to allow their full flavour and fruit sugars to develop properly. Both yellow and white varieties reach their full potential when harvested correctly, and become sweet and deliciously juicy - best eaten in the bath! The flavour announces itself first with the heady nectarine perfume that says 'summer'.

 

 

 

 

Fairlane Fairlane

Late season yellow nectarine, can be very large. Clingstone, with fairly tough red skin over a mottled yellow background. Firm, sweet flesh with coarse texture and well developed flavour.

Picking Dates: 24 Feb to 28 Mar

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Fantasia Fantasia

Medium to large yellow flesh nectarine. Bright red skin with bright yellow background. Firm and sweet with freestone (which makes it great for chutney), but not so good for bottling because flesh tends to lose shape when cooked.

Picking Dates: 8 to 18 Feb

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Flavortop Photo not yet available

Early yellow flesh nectarine. Red skin with tendency to russet. Sweet, good flavour, freestone.

Picking Dates: 16 to 28 Jan

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Goldmine Goldmine

Mid season heritage white flesh nectarine. Pinky red skin with white background. These nectarines taste magnificent but are not robust, having thin skin and easily bruised flesh which is why they are virtually unknown as a commercial variety these days. Ideally suited to pick-your-own as they are sweet and juicy when ripened on the tree but don’t develop good flavour if picked green. Very narrow window between a piece of fruit ripening and falling on the ground, though overall the crop ripens over a period of 2-3 weeks.

Picking Dates: 10 to 28 Feb

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Independence Independence

Medium sized yellow flesh nectarine with bright cherry red skin. Distinctive sweet flavour, freestone.

Picking Dates: 8 to 28 Jan

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Queen Giant

Early white nectarine. Juicy, beautiful flavour.

Picking Dates:

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Redgold Photo not yet available

Medium to large yellow flesh nectarine. Ripens just after Flavortop, and has similar appearance and flavour. Freestone.

Picking Dates: 1 to 25 Feb

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Variety
Fairlane
Fantasia
Flavortop
Goldmine
Independence
Queen Giant
Redgold

 

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