Yellow-fleshed, mid-early season, non/slow melting nectarine. Origin: University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, Fayetteville, AR, by J.R. Clark. Ark. 699 × Ark. 663 nectarines; crossed 2001; selected 2004; tested as Ark. 765; introd. 2012. USPP 26,367; 2 Feb. 2016. Tree: flower non-showy, self-fertile; chilling requirement estimated at 800 h; leaf glands reniform and located near the base of the leaf blade on the top of the petiole; resistant to bacterial spot; hardy with good flower bud survival with mid-winter lows of –17 °C. Fruit: med., 150 g; round; low acid, pH 4.1 and 0.29% malic acid, 17 °Brix; very firm flesh that is classified as non/slow-melting; 80% blush with yellow ground color, ripens early July in Arkansas, near or just after Redhaven.
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