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Garden Delight Nectarine-Miniature

$59.99 - $59.99
$59.99
$59.99 - $59.99
$59.99
SKU C584

Prunus persica 'Garden Delight'

An early Floyd Zaiger triumph! Originally introduced in 1975, this natural genetic dwarf nectarine matures to only 5'-6' tall, but offers loads of large, yellow-fleshed, tasty freestone fruit in late summer, plus the added bonus of loads of dark pink, double blossoms in early spring! Ideal for growing in pots or in-ground, these dainty wonders carry a big yield for their size!

Low chill; requires approximately 500 chill hours to reliably bloom and set fruit, and a long, hot growing season. 

Cold Hardy to USDA Zone: 6

Mature Height:  5'-6'

Sun: Full Sun

Ripening Time: Late Midsummer

Pollination: Self Fertile

Rootstock: Nemaguard

Read our Peach Growing Guide

Size: Mini-Dwarf (2'-3')
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

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  • How old before it starts to produce fruit?

    If all goes well it should start producing fruit within 2-3 years after planting.

  • Hello, this tree comes up as hardy in zone 9 but then in product description it says hard to zone 6, which is the zone hardiness for this plant? 6 or 9?

    Zone 6

  • is a zone 6a with lots of wind too cold fo keep tje minature nectarine in a pot?

    Yes. Keeping it in a pot can reduce its hardiness by up to a whole zone.

  • Can the Garden Delight Nectarine grow in a container? If so what size?

    Yes, it can grow in a large container. A half whiskey barrel (27 gallons) is sufficent.

Customer Reviews

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d.L.

Arrived in excellent condition.

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Tetyana K.
Nice little tree.

It is only 23' tall (short) but already wanted to spoil me with big crop of nectarines. Of course, I removed all flower buds. Grows nicely, I have high hopes for this tree.

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Lori J.
Garden Delight Nectarine miniature

I ordered this tree May 16 and my UPS man delivered it May 24. One hour later it was planted in my commercial grade hoop house that has a 10 foot ceiling. I have a Necta Zee Nectarine planted in another greenhouse. I bought it from Raintree. It’s been there for decades and has done very well. Reliably ripening nectarines every summer. It’s in the ground and about 30 inches high. I’m hoping the Garden Delight does as well but grows a bit taller than 30 inches. The new tree was packaged very well and very healthy with many leaf buds swelling and ready to grow. Tree looks beautiful and very full less than 3 weeks later. Nice branching structure. Thank you!

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Denise H.
My delight nectarine!

I love nectarines and was thrilled to find a dwarf variety. The packaging upon arrival was horrendous and I was worried the plants would be damaged. Amazingly the plants were in perfect condition and the Nectarine had buds on all branches. Very impressed with the quality of plants and this beautiful nectarine tree!

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Kayla
Tree died within weeks - bad customer service

Purchased this tree for spring 2025 delivery along with four others. While the other four trees are doing okay (aside from some aphid issues), this particular tree appeared weak from the start and was so much smaller than the rest. After planting, it produced about 10 leaves before completely dying.

I reached out to the customer service team for support, but was told that because the tree produced a few leaves, it was considered “viable” and therefore not eligible for a return or refund. The only option they provided was store credit—usable only next spring, as they are a spring-season-ony supplier for any mini tree apparently. When I asked if they had any other trees available now, they said no.

They refused to issue a refund despite the tree clearly failing. Very disappointing experience and poor customer service. I would not recommend purchasing from this company.