Peaches, nectarines and plums do double duty by being among the earliest of the flowering trees to bloom in spring and then produce bountiful summer harvests. They’re a joy to behold as their cheery blooms break the spell of winter and dish up a delicious feast of pollen and nectar for bees, hummingbirds and other pollinators. Small fruits soon appear among the green leaves of summer and mature to produce bountiful crops of delicious, juicy fruit. Bright fall colors of orange, red and gold are a late-season bonus delivered by peaches and nectarines.
Arctic Babe Nectarine
Bright pink blooms of early spring develop into delicious, juicy, white-fleshed fruits of summer. Self-fruitful, it requires 700 or fewer chilling hours. Perfectly suited for containers and small-space landscapes, this genetic dwarf cultivar developed by Floyd Zaiger. delivers outsize beauty when it blooms in springtime and delivers loads of tasty fruit in summer. It’s the perfect plant for the deck or patio of gardeners who don’t think they have room for a fruit tree. Bright fall color is a bonus delivered by this tiny dynamo that performs best in Zones 5-9.
Flavortop Nectarine
Large, showy pink blossoms are highly ornamental in early spring. These evolve into bright yellow, red-blushed freestone fruits. As its name implies, it is at the “top” of the flavor scale and a favorite for fresh eating. Trees are self-fruitful, vigorous and extremely productive. For best performance, they require 500 or fewer chilling hours. Zone 5-9.
Pix Zee Miniature Peach
Don’t let the small size of this tree fool you! It delivers big crops of large, firm, yellow, flavorful freestone peaches. Fruits ripen early–midseason to midseason. Orange skin is overlaid with a red blush. Chilling requirement of this self-fruitful peach is 400 hours or less. A vigorous grower as it reaches a mature height of about six feet or can be kept smaller via annual pruning. Either way, its compact size is perfect for container or courtyard culture. Zone 5-9.
Elberta Peach
This popular old freestone variety bears large, red-blushed, golden-yellow fruits with classic peach taste and aroma. Ripening late mid-season, it is a favorite for canning. It needs 600 chilling hours and is self-fruitful and resistant to brown rot. A bright pink crop of fragrant flowers is a springtime bonus. Zone 5-9.
Santa Rosa Plum
A profuse crop of fragrant, delicate white flowers heralds the arrival of spring and attract hummingbirds and bees to the garden when few other plants are blooming. Purplish-red fruits with yellow flesh and juicy, tart flavor are favorites for eating fresh off the tree as they ripen in mid-August. Developed in California by the legendary plantsman Luther Burbank and introduced in 1906, it’s proven to be the most popular and successful plum for hotter climates. Chilling requirement for this self-fruitful variety is just 300 hours. Zone 5-9.
Sweet Treat Pluerry™
The first of its kind, this taste test favorite combines the sweetness of a cherry with the summer fresh zing of a plum. Much larger than a cherry, this interspecific hybrid of multiple fruit species is prolific and precocious, ripening midseason to produce fruits that will hang on the tree for over a month. Predominantly plum and cherry, its lineage also includes peach and apricot. Flavor King Pluot® or a plum pollenizer such as Santa Rosa or Satsuma is required. Chilling requirement is 200-300 hours. Zone 6-9.
Elephant Heart Plum
Pick and enjoy this home orchard favorite straight off the tree as fruits ripen over a long period of a month or more. Large, heart-shaped fruit is sweet and juicy. Firm red flesh is covered by smooth, dark reddish-purple skin. Pollinize this hardy, heavy bearing tree with Beauty or Santa Rosa. Chilling requirement is 500 or fewer hours below 45°F. Performs best in Zone 5-9.
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