Learning how to grow nectarine from pit is a rewarding project for gardeners who enjoy growing fruit trees from scratch.

Peaches and nectarines are so closely related that if you plant 100 peach pits, a few will grow into nectarine trees, and vice versa. It’s a fun fact, but mainly for botanical geeks. There is a ...

Do you have a nectarine tree that has a history of producing scarred misshapen fruit? If so, the damage to the fruit is probably caused by western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) and the ...

Question: Our nectarine tree has lots of blooms. Isn’t this too early for the tree to flower and will we get early fruits? Answer: It is a good bet your nectarine tree has lost a lot of its leaves, ...

If you have peach or nectarine trees, winter is the time to spray them to prevent peach leaf curl. Peach leaf curl is a fungal disease that attacks peaches and nectarines. It appears in spring, ...

Nectarines are just peaches with smooth, non-fuzzy skin, although they are a bit firmer, slightly juicier and more aromatic. Like peaches, nectarines are marketed as tree-ripened, but that doesn't ...