Spring Red nectarine mutation, found by F.E. Viscarra, Readley, Calif. Plant patent 8597; 15 Feb. 1994. Similar to Elegant Lady, but ripens 2 weeks later, and to O’Henry, but ripens 1 week earlier. Skin: 70% to 95% red blush; blush slightly duller than Elegant Lady; more speckling and russeting than occurs on Elegant Lady or O’Henry. Origin: Tree: vigorous; upright-spreading; productive. Fruit: large; flesh yellow, with red radiating from pit; melting; freestone. Flowers: medium, nonshowy, bright pink; leaf glands reniform.
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