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Buy Sungold Nectarine Trees for sale at Advanced Nursery Growers in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.
Sungold Nectarine is a flavorful yellow-fleshed University of Florida nectarine developed for North Florida growing conditions. It produces attractive medium-sized fruit with a bright red blush, juicy yellow flesh, and excellent dessert quality.
Sungold is an older Florida nectarine cultivar, but it remains especially interesting for North Florida and the Florida Panhandle because it was specifically selected and evaluated for this region.
The fruit is sweet, juicy, and flavorful and is excellent for fresh eating, desserts, preserves, and other home uses.
Plant Details:
North Florida Growing Note:
Sungold is a University of Florida nectarine that was specifically introduced for North Florida growing conditions.
Its approximately 550-hour chilling requirement makes it best suited to the cooler portions of North Florida and the Florida Panhandle.
Winter chill varies from year to year and from one location to another, so fruit production can also vary. Inland areas of the Florida Panhandle generally have a better chance of receiving sufficient winter chilling than warmer areas farther south.
Sungold is an older University of Florida cultivar and is not commonly used in modern commercial production, but it remains a useful heritage Florida nectarine for North Florida home orchards and specialty fruit growers.
Fruit Quality:
Sungold produces attractive nectarines with a strong bright-red blush over yellow skin.
The yellow flesh is juicy, sweet, and flavorful, and the fruit becomes freestone when fully ripe.
Sungold was historically noted for excellent dessert quality.
When trees set a heavy crop, fruit thinning is recommended. Removing some young fruit helps the remaining nectarines develop better size, quality, and flavor.
Pollination Recommendation:
Sungold Nectarine is self-fruitful, so only one tree is required to produce fruit.
Another peach or nectarine blooming nearby may increase pollinator activity, but a second variety is not necessary for fruit production.
Growing Sungold Nectarine:
Plant Sungold in a location receiving full sun with well-drained soil.
Good air circulation is especially important in North Florida's warm, humid climate.
Annual pruning helps maintain an open canopy, encourages new fruiting wood, and improves sunlight penetration and air movement throughout the tree.
Like peaches and other nectarines grown in the Southeast, Sungold benefits from regular monitoring and an appropriate disease and insect management program.
Avoid excessive nitrogen fertilization, which can encourage overly vigorous growth and increase disease problems.
Harvest Note:
Sungold generally ripens during June in North Florida, with historical University of Florida records placing harvest approximately from early to late June.
Exact ripening time can vary depending on winter chill, spring temperatures, rainfall, crop load, and location.
Local Pickup & Limited Shipping:
Local pickup is available for most plants and trees at our nursery in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.
Limited shipping may be available for select trees, liners, and smaller plants in 3-gallon containers or smaller. Shipping availability depends on the plant variety, size, quantity, destination, and packaging requirements. Shipping charges are calculated separately.
Please contact us before ordering if shipping is needed so we can confirm that the plant can be shipped and provide the current shipping cost.
Contact Advanced Nursery Growers:
Advanced Nursery Growers LLC
1911 McLeod Road
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435
Phone: 850-391-2228
Email: info@advancednurserygrowers.com
Website: www.AdvancedNurseryGrowers.com
Wholesale:
Wholesale pricing is available for qualified nurseries. Please contact Advanced Nursery Growers for current availability and wholesale pricing.
