Some interesting fruit trivia: nectarines are actually cultivars of peaches. They are of the same species, but due to a recessive gene, they do not develop the characteristic fuzz of a peach but a smooth skin, more like a plum. The mutation also leads to a firmer, spicier tasting flesh. Like peaches, nectarines can be either freestone or cling stone, depending on how embedded the pit is within the flesh.
Varieties of Nectarines at the market
- Arctic jay nectarines
- Arctic pride nectarines
- Arctic queen nectarines
- Arctic snow nectarines
- Arctic star nectarines
- Artic bell nectarines
- Artic blaze nectarines
- Artic glo nectarines
- Artic gold nectarines
- Artic mist nectarines
- Artic rose nectarines
- August glow nectarines
- August red nectarines
- Autumn blaze nectarines
- Diamond Pearl nectarines
- Fantasia nectarines
- Flavortop nectarines
- Giant Pearl nectarines
- Harley Royal nectarines
- Honey blaze nectarines
- Honey diva nectarines
- Honey fire nectarines
- Honey kist nectarines
- Honey Royal nectarines
- Independence nectarines
- May glo nectarines
- May kist nectarines
- Polar light nectarines
- Red diamond nectarines
- Red roy nectarines
- Rose Diamond nectarines
- Royal grant nectarines
- Ruby diamond nectarines
- Ruby grand nectarines
- Sparkling red nectarines
- Summer bright nectarines
- Summer fire nectarines
- Summer grand nectarines
- Summerbeaut nectarines
- Summerfire nectarines
- White nectarines
- White rose nectarines
- White saucer nectarines
- Yellow nectarines
- Zee fire nectarines
- Zee grand nectarines
