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Spice Zee NectaPlum™ - Raintree Nursery

Spice Zee NectaPlum™

$64.99 - $64.99
$64.99
$64.99 - $64.99
$64.99
SKU C357

Prunus persica var. nucipersica x 'Spice Zee'

Spice Zee is the first member of the NectaPlum™ family of fruits. NectaPlum™ is a novel catagory of interspecific cultivars, developed by the late, great breeding genius Floyd Zaiger, that is approximately 1/2 nectarine, 1/4 peach and 1/4 Asian plum. It truly tastes like a delicious cross between a plum and a nectarine, getting rave reviews wherever it is grown. Spice Zee is a great choice for the home gardener, with freestone fruit offering a deep, complex aroma and flavor -  pleasantly tangy, yet loaded with sugar. It's also a beautiful ornamental addition to your landscape with a tremendous purplish-pink spring bloom followed by dark RED leaves in the spring that mature to a rich green-red in late summer.

This variety is self-fruitful, very productive, and low chill - needing only 200-300 hours to bloom successfully. Not likely to fully ripen in cool summer areas. US Patent 13503.

Cold Hardy to USDA Zone: 6

Mature Height: 12'

Sun: Full Sun

Ripening Time: August-September

Pollination: Self-Fertile

Rootstock: Lovell

10" Sleeve Rootstock: Viking

Click here to read our Peach Growing Guide

Size Options: Semi-Dwarf (4'-5')
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

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  • Is this a freestone fruit?

    Yes, Spice Zee is considered a freestone fruit.

  • I had an issue of curly leaves on SpiceZee last year. How do I deal with it. Thank you

    I highly recommend doing research on Leaf Curl. Our Peach Growing Guide goes over this common issue and methods for management. 

  • What is the difference between 10" sleeve and semi-dwarf?

    The plant in the 10 inch sleeve is younger and smaller than the 4'-5' bare root whip previously available.

  • Does the Spice Zee Nectaplum have any particular disease resistance?

    No, like many complex cross hybrids these trees are not bred for disease resistance.

Customer Reviews

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Hung
After one year it's already fruiting.

This is such an amazing fruit tree. With a bit of good fertilizer, sun and decent drainage I got this tree around may 2023 and not even a year later April 2024 it's already producing small fruits that will be ready to harvest in August/Sept! Crazy fast and beautiful dark purple leaves 😍. Will keep and maintain this nectaplum for years and years to come.

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Heriberto L.
Love them

So far so good leafing out it's beautiful leaves side ofccourse followed all the recomended practices choped tree in half where I wanted my branches to grow its looking great allready new branches are already forming lots of new leaves

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Matt B.
Beautiful tree

Bare root tree arrived on time and in great shape. Within a week it was showing life, including some flower buds. I'm very impressed!

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bg
Vigorous grower on Viking root-stock.

Having tasted nectaplum in California I purchased this tree in 10" sleeve to see if it can survive PLC in PNW with minimal spray protocol. Received the tree well packaged without any damaged, planted it in a 15 gallon pot on 7/28 (see Picture 1). This tree has grown like weed in just 2 months (Picture 2), I had read Viking root stock was vigorous its amazing to see its capability. I see a few fruit buds and hoping it will set one or two fruit next year. Minus one star for poor communication and 2 weeks delay in shipping this tree out (excluding one week when it was hot and not conducible for shipping young trees).

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