Mericrest Nectarine Tree | Gurney's Seed & Nursery Co.

Product Details

Botanical Name: Prunus persica 'Mericrest'
Height: Standard: 16 feet. Reachables: 6-8 feet. Reachables tree heights will vary some based on location, soil, light, temperature, and other environmental factors.
Spacing: Standard: 16 feet. Reachables: 8-12 feet.
Depth: Locate the planting depth indicator, the marked line above the tree's root system. The graft should be about 2 inches above the soil surface.
Spread: Standard: 18 feet
Light Required: Full Sun
Pollinator: Self-pollinating, yields better with another peach or nectarine variety.
Yield: Standard: Approximately 3-6 bushels at maturity -- Reachables: 3/4 - 1 bushel
Color: White
Foliage: Dark green, long narrow leaves.
Blooms: April
Fruit: Mild, slightly tangy freestone fruit with dark redskin and golden flesh.
Zone: 5 - 8 (-10° F.)

Form: Deciduous, spreading.
Flower Form: 1-inch, pink blossoms.
Soil Requirements: Well-drained, fertile, organic soil.
Growth Rate: Medium growth rate.
Pruning: Nectarine trees need to be pruned to optimize fruit production and allow light into the tree. Most home gardeners do not prune their trees enough. Pruning encourages new growth and shapes the tree. Prune nectarines hard, removing most of the previous year's growth. Fruit will be produced on the previous year's wood, so leave enough to ensure a good crop, but not overburden the tree. Removing interior branches opens up the tree and allows sunlight to penetrate to lower branches.
Size: 1 inch blossoms.
Comments: The hardiest nectarine. 800 chill hours. Can take temperatures to -14 degrees F. without loss of crop.-20 degrees F. Smooth dark red skin. Firm yellow freestone flesh. Excellent quality. Resistant to brown rot and leaf spot.

Shipping

Most times, orders having items with different shipping schedules are held in full until the entire order is ready to ship based on your grow zone.

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping timeframes outlined below. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August.

Spring 2019 Shipping Schedule for Plants
Zones	Annual Vegetable Plants	Potatoes	Sweet Potatoes
1A-4A	5/13/19 - 6/21/19	3/25/19 - 6/14/19	5/20/19 - 6/7/19
4B	5/13/19 - 6/21/19	3/25/19 - 6/14/19	5/20/19 - 6/7/19
5A	5/13/19 - 6/21/19	3/4/19 - 6/14/19	5/13/19 - 6/7/19
5B	5/13/19 - 6/21/19	3/4/19 - 6/14/19	4/29/19 - 6/7/19
6A	5/13/19 - 6/21/19	3/4/19 - 6/14/19	4/29/19 - 6/7/19
6B	5/13/19 - 6/21/19	3/4/19 - 6/14/19	4/29/19 - 6/7/19
7A	5/13/19 - 6/21/19	2/25/19 - 6/14/19	4/29/19 - 6/7/19
7B	4/15/19 - 6/21/19	2/25/19 - 6/14/19	4/29/19 - 6/7/19
8A & B	4/15/19 - 6/21/19	2/18/19 - 6/14/19	4/22/19 - 6/7/19
9A & B	4/15/19 - 6/21/19	2/11/19 - 6/14/19	4/22/19 - 6/7/19
10A & B	4/15/19 - 6/21/19	2/11/19 - 6/14/19	4/15/19 - 6/7/19
Last Order Date	6/17/2019	6/10/2019	6/3/2019

Zones	Onion Plants	Fruit Trees	Bareroot Roses
1A-4A	4/1/19 - 5/10/19	4/1/19 - 6/21/19	4/15/19 - 5/31/19
4B	4/1/19 - 5/10/19	4/1/19 - 6/21/19	4/15/19 - 5/31/19
5A	3/25/19 - 5/10/19	3/18/19 - 6/21/19	4/1/19 - 5/31/19
5B	3/25/19 - 5/10/19	3/4/19 - 6/21/19	3/18/19 - 5/31/19
6A	3/4/19 - 5/10/19	3/4/19 - 6/21/19	3/4/19 - 5/31/19
6B	2/25/19 - 5/10/19	3/4/19 - 6/21/19	3/4/19 - 5/31/19
7A	2/18/19 - 5/10/19	2/11/19 - 6/21/19	2/25/19 - 5/31/19
7B	2/11/19 - 5/10/19	2/11/19 - 6/21/19	2/25/19 - 5/31/19
8A & B	1/28/19 - 5/10/19	2/11/19 - 6/21/19	2/18/19 - 5/31/19
9A & B	1/7/19 - 5/10/19	2/11/19 - 6/21/19	1/21/19 - 5/31/19
10A & B	1/7/19 - 5/10/19	2/11/19 - 6/21/19	1/21/19 - 5/31/19
Last Order Date	5/6/2019	6/17/2019	5/27/2019

Zones	Tropicals & Houseplants	Large Bareroots, Trees & Shrubs	All Other Perennials & Potted Plants
1A-4A	4/29/19 - 6/21/19	4/1/19 - 6/21/19	4/29/19 - 6/21/19
4B	4/29/19 - 6/21/19	4/1/19 - 6/21/19	4/29/19 - 6/21/19
5A	4/29/19 - 6/21/19	3/18/19 - 6/21/19	4/1/19 - 6/21/19
5B	4/29/19 - 6/21/19	3/4/19 - 6/21/19	3/18/19 - 6/21/19
6A	4/29/19 - 6/21/19	3/4/19 - 6/21/19	3/4/19 - 6/21/19
6B	4/29/19 - 6/21/19	3/4/19 - 6/21/19	3/4/19 - 6/21/19
7A	4/1/19 - 6/21/19	2/11/19 - 6/21/19	2/25/19 - 6/21/19
7B	4/1/19 - 6/21/19	2/11/19 - 6/21/19	2/25/19 - 6/21/19
8A & B	4/1/19 - 6/21/19	2/11/19 - 6/21/19	2/18/19 - 5/24/19
9A & B	4/1/19 - 6/21/19	2/11/19 - 6/21/19	2/11/19 - 5/24/19
10A & B	4/1/19 - 6/21/19	2/11/19 - 6/21/19	2/11/19 - 5/24/19
Last Order Date	6/17/2019	1A-7B:6/17/19 8A-10B: 6/3/19	1A-7B:6/17/19 8A-10B: 6/3/19

Additional Shipping Notes:

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Office boxes.