Spice Zee NectaPlum™

Prunus persica var. nucipersica x ‘Spice Zee’

Spice Zee is the first member of the NectaPlum™ family of fruits. NectaPlum™ is a novel catagory of interspecific cultivars, developed by the late, great breeding genius Floyd Zaiger, that is approximately 1/2 nectarine, 1/4 peach and 1/4 Asian plum. It truly tastes like a delicious cross between a plum and a nectarine, getting rave reviews wherever it is grown. Spice Zee is a great choice for the home gardener, with fruit offering a deep, complex aroma and flavor –  pleasantly tangy, yet loaded with sugar. It’s also a beautiful ornamental addition to your landscape with a tremendous purplish-pink spring bloom followed by dark RED leaves in the spring that mature to a rich green-red in late summer.

This variety is self-fruitful, very productive, and low chill – needing only 200-300 hours to bloom successfully. Not likely to fully ripen in cool summer areas. US Patent 13503.

Cold Hardy to USDA Zone: 6

Mature Height: 12′

Sun: Full Sun

Ripening Time: August-September

Pollination: Self-Fertile

Rootstock: Lovell

10″ Sleeve Rootstock: Viking

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