White, low-acid nectarine. Origin: in Modesto, Calif., by C. Floyd, Gary N. and Grant G. Zaiger, and Leith M. Gardner. Introduced in 1996. Zaiger 23R236 × Zaiger 63EC404. USPP 10174 issued on 6 Jan. 1998. Tree: large; vigorous; upright; productive. Leaf glands reniform. Flowers large; showy; pink; self-fertile. Fruit: large; nearly globose; skin is white to yellowish white nearly overspread with lake red to garnet red; flesh firm, white to pinkish white, excellent, mild sweet, subacid; clingstone. Ripens 2–8 Aug. in Modesto, Calif., 7–8 days later than Arctic Queen.
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