{"product_id":"prunus-persica-var-nucipersica-snow-queen-nectarine","title":"Prunus persica var. nucipersica 'Snow Queen' (Nectarine)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSnow Queen (white nectarine)\u003c\/strong\u003e is white-fleshed freestone nectarine with low-acid honey-sweet flavor, the standard for white-flesh aficionados. Prunus persica is the cultivated peach \/ nectarine, originating in Northwest China and grown for centuries for its fruit. It is not native to North America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloom and harvest in the PNW.\u003c\/strong\u003e Bloom is mid-spring (April), with fruit ripening mid to late July in Oregon and Washington orchards. Site in full sun with good air drainage to reduce disease pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePollination.\u003c\/strong\u003e Snow Queen (white nectarine) is self-fertile: a single tree will set fruit. Compatible partners (self-fertile) increase yields.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePNW disease and care.\u003c\/strong\u003e Snow Queen is NOT curl-resistant. West of the Cascades plan on copper sprays. Requires roughly 250 to 300 chill hours, so it works in warmer microclimates. The species-level disease pressures to plan for are peach leaf curl (Taphrina deformans) is the make-or-break disease west of the Cascades. Choose curl-resistant cultivars (Frost, Salish Summer\/Q-1-8, Avalon Pride, Oregon Curl Free, Charlotte, Indian Free) or commit to a copper spray program at bud swell and again at fall leaf drop. Brown rot, bacterial spot, and coryneum blight are secondary pressures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNative fruiting alternatives:\u003c\/strong\u003e If you also want to support PNW birds and pollinators with regionally native fruit, consider \u003cem\u003eAmelanchier alnifolia\u003c\/em\u003e (Saskatoon serviceberry), \u003cem\u003eVaccinium ovatum\u003c\/em\u003e (evergreen huckleberry), \u003cem\u003eMalus fusca\u003c\/em\u003e (Pacific crabapple), or \u003cem\u003ePrunus virginiana\u003c\/em\u003e (chokecherry). These provide bird food, pollinator support, and Indigenous food heritage in your landscape alongside your orchard fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dragonfly Farm \u0026 Nursery","offers":[{"title":"7-gallon \/ Willamette Tree Wholesale","offer_id":44009486778456,"sku":"18808275","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/dragonflyfarmlanglois.com\/products\/prunus-persica-var-nucipersica-snow-queen-nectarine","provider":"Dragonfly Farm \u0026 Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}