Royal Gem™ is the name given to the commercial nectarine variety Jade by a group of wholesale nurseries that grow it on a dwarfing rootstock for the retail market.
An early-season, freestone, white-fleshed medium nectarine, Royal Gem™ is firm with bright red skin. High yielding variety with masses of sweet tasting fruit in early summer. Best staked to support high fruit loads.
- Uses: eating, preserving, cooking
- Pollination: self-pollinating
- Harvest: early to mid-December
- Chill requirement: low
- Features: Dwarf approx. 50% of standard tree, freestone, suitable to grow from southern Australia to SE Queensland.
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