{"product_id":"nectarine-sunbob-prunus-persica-nucipersica","title":"Sunbob Nectarine - Prunus persica var. nucipersica","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSunbob Nectarine - Prunus persica var. nucipersica\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSunbob is a low chill nectarine, which matters enormously in Australia because most stone fruit refuses to crop where winters are mild. This selection of \u003cem\u003ePrunus persica var. nucipersica\u003c\/em\u003e needs only a short cold period to break dormancy, so it sets fruit in coastal and warm temperate districts that cannot satisfy older varieties, ripening smooth-skinned yellow fruit in early summer. Grown on a single leader and kept open, it stays a genuinely small tree that fits a suburban backyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Sunbob Nectarine\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow Chill Requirement\u003c\/strong\u003e: Crops in mild winter districts where high chill nectarines flower poorly or not at all.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSelf Fertile\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single tree will set a full crop with no second variety required for pollination.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEarly Harvest\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fruit ripens ahead of the main commercial stone fruit season, extending the home picking window.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompact With Pruning\u003c\/strong\u003e: Responds well to summer pruning, so it can be held at picking height indefinitely.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpring Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pink flowers cover the bare wood in late winter to early spring, making it ornamental before it is productive.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBackyard Orchard\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fits a standard suburban orchard row alongside other low chill stone fruit.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEspalier\u003c\/strong\u003e: Trains readily to a fan or palmette against a north or west facing wall, which also advances ripening.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProductive Courtyard Tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: Gives blossom, summer shade and a crop from a footprint of three metres or less.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdible Hedge Row\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted tight in a row and summer pruned, it forms a productive fruiting screen.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 2.5m in an orchard row\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter to early spring, while dormant\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining loam at pH 6 to 7. Nectarines will not tolerate wet feet, so mound or raise the planting position on clay soils.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep water up while fruit is sizing, because moisture stress in late spring drops fruit and shrinks what is left. Mulch generously but keep it 100mm clear of the trunk, and do the main pruning immediately after harvest in summer rather than in winter.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m unpruned, easily held at 2 to 2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun, a minimum of six hours direct\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Garden variety. The species originates in China\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pink\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795288883486,"sku":"ND-1255-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/viEVm7iD7xLp7bDTog9wb_220U6S8H.jpg?v=1787312771","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/nectarine-sunbob-prunus-persica-nucipersica","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}