- Dark Red Skin & Touch of Yellow
- Sweet, Firm & Juicy!
- Large Rounded Fruit
- Yellow Fleshed
- Mid-Season Harvest
- Free-Stone
- Self-Fruitful
- Vigorous Growth
- Smothered in Pink Spring Blooms
- Fragrant & Attract Pollinators
- Adapted to Northwestern US Climate
- ~600-800 Chill Hours
When a fruit tree is named ‘Supreme’ and ‘#1’, you better believe it’s good! The aptly-named Supreme Red #1 Nectarine (Prunus persica ‘Supreme Red #1’) is an absolutely delectable fruit and easy-care home orchard beauty!
Glorious drifts of fragrant pink blooms cover this tree each spring! Calling pollinators far and wide to help you get started producing a reliable crop!
Large-sized, rounded bold red Nectarine with occasional yellow mottled skin when fully ripe. Sweet, firm and juicy, these freestone fruits are delightful fresh off the tree. Plus you’ll have loads more for canning, preserving and cooking!
Self-pollinating, you’ll only need a single tree, however for a much larger yield per tree, plant a second! Dark green glossy foliage covers this modestly sized tree all growing season.
How to Use Supreme Red #1 Nectarine In The Landscape
A great shaped and sized tree for the home orchard, as well as for ornamental home landscaping, this is a fantastic dual-purpose tree that provides beauty, shade, decoration and healthy fruit!
Use as a specimen or focal point tree in your front landscaping, or as a great addition to anchor garden beds, shade landscaping or soften a corner of your shed or garage.
Sized perfectly to tuck into an existing home orchard or backyard where it can shade your seating areas or patio! You can also create a hedgerow of this and other fruit trees for a privacy fence that feeds you! Prune to any size to make it easy to fit and easy to harvest!
Tips For Care
Fruit trees require full sun for the most vigorous growth and best harvest. Provide at least 6 hours of sunlight per day, favoring the drying power of the morning sun. Hardy in growing zones 7-9 and adapted to the cooler Pacific Northwest!
Provide ample water for your young tree while it becomes established, not allowing it to dry out between waterings. Then reduce your watering to moderate, yet consistent moisture during the heat of summer and when fruiting.
Prune to keep an open canopy so that both sunlight and airflow reach the interior. Head over to read more on Nectarine Tree Care in our Garden Blog for more Fruit Tree Planting, Fruit Tree Pruning and Plum Tree Care tips and tricks can be found!
Plant in fertile, highly organic matter and well-drained soil for best results. Moderate moisture and consistent watering during summer and in times of drought.
Supreme Red #1 Nectarine Tree is a fantastic addition to your landscape! You’ll find out exactly why this tree has been named so generously!
