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Nectarine Red Gold in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Prunus persica var. nectarina 'Red Gold'

 

Nectarine 'Red Gold'

Nectarine trees bear fragrant flowers before the leaves emerge, and, once pollinated, develop small furry green fruit that gradually ripen through the Summer.Thin these fruits to to one or two per shoot, to encourage good fruit, and pick as soon as ripe before birds etc. get to them! Nectarine trees are usually grown as a tree, fan or espalier. They flower early in the season, and in cool climates may need pollination by hand, using a soft brush. 'Red Gold' is a "freestone" cultivar, popular both as a garden and a commercial variety. ‘Red Gold’ is popular for both home gardens and commercial production, it bears abundant crops of sweet, slightly tart, fruit that are flushed with red, ripe in mid to late Summer. It is self-fertile.

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plant Features
  • Nectarine Red Gold likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Nectarine Red Gold likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Nectarine Red Gold is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Nectarine Red Gold likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

Nectarine 'Red Gold'

Latin name

Prunus persica var. nectarina 'Red Gold'

type

Fruiting tree

family

Rosaceae

ph

6.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Nectarine Red Gold likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Nectarine Red Gold is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Nectarine Red Gold likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

  • Water

    Nectarine Red Gold likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When to harvest

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Nectarine Red Gold is 5.00meters x 6.00meters 5.00 M 6.00 M

Prunus persica var. nectarina 'Red Gold'

Nectarine trees bear fragrant flowers before the leaves emerge, and, once pollinated, develop small furry green fruit that gradually ripen through the Summer.Thin these fruits to to one or two per shoot, to encourage good fruit, and pick as soon as ripe before birds etc. get to them! Nectarine trees are usually grown as a tree, fan or espalier. They flower early in the season, and in cool climates may need pollination by hand, using a soft brush. 'Red Gold' is a "freestone" cultivar, popular both as a garden and a commercial variety. ‘Red Gold’ is popular for both home gardens and commercial production, it bears abundant crops of sweet, slightly tart, fruit that are flushed with red, ripe in mid to late Summer. It is self-fertile.


Planting

From Early Autumn TO Mid Autumn

Plant out new or container grown trees in Autumn, when the soil is warm which will encourage better root development

 

Propagation by Cuttings

From Late Spring TO Early Summer

Take soft wood cuttings in spring to early summer. Cleanly cut up to a 10cm long stems, remove lower leaves and pinch the tip out, dip the stem into rooting hormone, fill a container/pot with suitable compost, make holes around the edge of it and plant the cuttings, water in well, cover with a polythene bag and place somewhere warm, lake the bag off twice a week to air the cuttings. Keep the cuttings moist until well rooted.Harden off when well rooted and pot on into individual pots increasing the airing to let the leaves to develop. Remove rotten, dying or dead cuttings regularly.

 
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