About a year ago Sandra and I went to Lowes browsing the veggie seedlings. There was a sale on dwarf and full size trees. I snagged this ultra dwarf nectarine for 5 dollars. Seriously, 5 dollars. I have no clue whether a nectarine will thrive in a pot in San Diego, but I guess we will all find out. I potted it in a lightweight pot from Walmart (cost 20 bucks) and it did nothing. It just chilled with its leaves until the fall when it dropped all its leaves and just looked like a few sticks-- a few sad sticks. Then about a month ago I noticed it was growing some nubby things. Well, those nubby things, it turns out are flower buds. I snapped a picture this morning of the first flowers and you can even see the little leaves that are about to explode.
I cannot wait to see the whole tree full of these delicate pink flowers. I will just die if I open my curtains in the morning and see hummingbirds poking around the flowers. Then I would just die again if it actually gives me some nectarines! I have pretty low expectations since I haven't ever seen a stone fruit tree anywhere in my neighborhood. Time will tell.
Oh, and just to be extra adorable, I planted four June-bearing strawberries at the base of the tree. It would be ridiculous to see big red strawberries living next to ripening nectarines. Don't worry, if that happens I will definitely post some pictures.
I am curious to know if your tree has fruited or not. If yes, how did it taste?
ReplyDeleteMy tree has fruited! There are 8 nectarines growing. They are golf ball sized right now and still green with splotches of red. I will take a picture soon and post it. I am still not confident they will fully ripen, but I am thinking positive thoughts :)
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