Clingstone nectarine tree
Clingstone nectarine tree: Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
A clingstone nectarine tree produces smooth-skinned peaches whose stones remain attached to the flesh. It belongs to Prunus persica, in the rose family. The fruit is neither a plum nor the result of crossing a plum with a peach. French traditionally distinguishes this fruit, called a brugnon, from a freestone nectarine, although commercial usage often groups both under the general name nectarine.The tree is deciduous and shares the main features of other peaches. Its long, narrow leaves have pointed tips and finely toothed edges. They grow alternately along the shoots and form a relatively light-looking canopy. Young shoots may be reddish, while older wood takes on grey tones. Vigour and mature size depend on the cultivar and rootstock, rather than simply on the smooth skin of its fruit.Flowers appear in spring before the foliage fully develops. Their five petals are generally pink, and the flowers occur singly or in pairs…
