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Description

Sweet nectarines with an out-of-this-world flavour and a flurry of delightful blossom await � no wonder these fruit trees are known as �Flavourtop�! Pink flowers appear from April, with just a handful of delicate soft pink petals surrounding darker stamens, coating the branches of the trees.

Excellent crops of nectarines with red skin and rich yellow flesh will be ripe and ready for picking around June or July. Eat straight from the tree for the best experience as the smooth skin will be warm after basking in the summer sun for weeks.

Very few pollinators will be active when the self-fertile flowers emerge, so to help pollination, gently dab the centre of the flowers with a small paintbrush on sunny afternoons. Plant in your garden�s sunniest spots for optimal crops!

Supplied as a pair of established trees, 90-110cm tall, in 5 litre pots, ready for planting.

Top Tips

Plant in an area of the garden that is not prone to late season frosts, due to the early flowering nature of nectarines.

Care Information

For best results, be sure to plant against a south, or south-west facing wall or fence of the garden, this is where the most sun can be obtained.
Plant in deep, fertile soil that is well-drained, but holds moisture well.
Prepare the trees prior to planting by giving them a good water.
When planting against a wall, dig plenty of well-rotted manure or compost into the area, then plant roughly 30cm away from the wall and angle your plant slightly towards it.
Water freshly planted nectarine trees regularly across the first year, until fully settled in.
Be sure to water throughout the growing season, particularly when the fruits start to emerge.
In the middle of spring, mulch the base of the trees with well-rotted manure of compost to avoid the soil from drying out.
Towards the end of winter, a high potassium fertiliser, like Blood, Fish, and Bone, can be applied to the base.

Delivery Information

Our experienced team at the nursery will always carefully package and send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive once you receive and plant them. Although most plants are extremely tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme of weather conditions, we always avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme frosts or heat is forecast. We also avoid dispatching orders over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. If you have ordered a 'pre-order' item, these will be sent out as soon as possible after the quoted dispatch date and we generally ship your entire order with any pre-ordered items. Once your order has been dispatched, we will send you an email with details on how you can track it.

We send most of our orders via a fully tracked courier service with Yodel. We will send you a tracking link as soon as your order has been dispatched. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, we will not require a signature on delivery, and we ask out couriers to leave your item in a safe place ad your delivery address.

*Please note, once your item has been delivered, we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your delivery address. If you have delivery instruction and require our courier to leave your item in a specific place, please let us know - there is an option to leave a message for the courier at the checkout.

For smaller and single-item orders, we may send these via the post with Royal Mail - Tracking will not be available for orders sent via this method.

**Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

For all orders, a small delivery fee of £4.99 will be charged or spend over £49.99 for FREE Delivery!

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