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Has anyone tried growing 'White Satin' variety of nectarine in Brisbane? Daleys description of it says it needs 250 chill hours (I don't think Brisbane gets that much). Will it fruit in Brisbane?

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Time: 8th April 2013 8:34am

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BJ says...
Db, i think we would get 250. I've got one which should fruit next year, so I'll let you know if it fruits...

Time: 8th April 2013 8:59am

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Db says...
Thanks BJ, looks like it might be worth growing then...

Time: 8th April 2013 9:23am

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amanda says...
Are these those white (skin as well as flesh) nectarines Db..?
I tried them a couple of times this season and wasn't fussed on them at all...really sickly sweet and very little nectarine flavour..?

They were shop-bought tho..and everyone's taste is different.. :)

Time: 13th April 2013 11:19am

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Db says...
Yes Amanda, white fleshed nectarines..

As u said, white fleshed fruits are very sweet, my 2.5 yr daughter loves it so I'm considering it :) I'm already growing one yellow dwarf variety in bag (small fruit but good flavored), so I'm considering white now..

PS - Daleys describes White Satin variety as excellent quality fruit so I'm hoping it has good flavour as well along with sweetness that comes with white flesh.



Time: 13th April 2013 11:42am

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amanda says...
Ah...I was thinking of the white SKIN one..? It looks more like a plum than a nectarine..!
(sorry - tired brain thinking of peaches too! :)

Time: 13th April 2013 5:54pm

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GardenOfColumba says...
Check out the chill calculator daleys have provided, lets you figure out what your local chill hours are. I'm in Brisbane southwest and the white satin was my first to fruit. Still a very small tree, but the fruit was outstanding. Even unripe it had a delicious complex flavour profile. When ripe it is very sweet with good subacid balance. Flesh was melting and juicy. Absolutely recommend this tree for our locality- but keep the fruit bagged. Comparatively, the tropic snow peach was similar but a bit understated. The angel peach was a bit too simple in it's sweetness. The peachcot has excellent flavour but more firm than I like - will be excellent for cooking, and it's the most vigorous of my stonefruit. Not much impressed with the gulfgold plum yet - bit bland, but it may improve as the tree gets bigger. Let us know how you go!
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Time: 24th November 2013 12:17pm

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Diana says...
I have a white-fleshed tropical nectarine I am pretty sure is white satin. It is 3 years old. It is the earliest stone fruit I have (early October), and it is really aromatic and delicious, also very heavy bearing. I live in Kenmore (western Brisbane). The pictures are from this year. We have lots in the freezer. It definitely need the net over the tree (we have a commercially made bat friendly one)
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Time: 26th November 2013 10:33pm

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VF says...
Good haul Diana. I had Lorikeet and King Parrots eat most of my Peaches through both organza bags and netting (obviously too flimsy). Did you use a frame to support the net away from the tree?

Time: 29th November 2013 6:54am

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Diana says...
Thanks VF,

I didn't use a frame. The net is a white one with a squre top shaped like a queen sized mosquito net. It seems like nylon and it's quite stiff- not quite as much as shadecloth, but nearly. It partly supports itself and is apparently too stiff for parrots and bats to eat through. I tied it with strips of cloth around the trunk. I got it from the local nursery.


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ivepeters says...
Diana
how big and how much was the netting ?
Which nursery ?

Time: 2nd December 2013 9:20pm

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Diana says...
Hi Ivepeters,

I think it is this one:

http://fruittreenets.info/

It is like 15% white shadecloth. The nursery was Brookfield garden centre on Moggill Rd. It wasn't cheap, I can't remember exactly how much but it looks like it will last, and one does a whole tree.

Time: 2nd December 2013 9:27pm

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ivepeters says...
Thanks

Time: 3rd December 2013 12:07am

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VF says...
Thanks for details Diana. :)

Time: 4th December 2013 10:30am

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BJ says...
Those nets are massive. like a tent. If you trim your stonefruit a la DWN, then they are far too big. But if you let them go they are a good size for large trees.

One thing to mentuion is that they are fruit fly proof, until the bats come to investigate. they will sometimes put a claw/toe through the netting, which then may allow the fruit flies in. So you may have to do a bit of patching if you have hungry bats.

Time: 4th December 2013 10:51am

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Diana says...
Hi BJ,

Thanks. I haven't had that problem yet. Actually I forgot to tie the bottom on for several days when my plums were ripe (the net goes from tree to tree) with no losses from insects, I think they weren't bad enough this year to swarm all over looking for every way in.

That comment makes me think my trees are too big as I always have to trim stray branches to fit the net on perfectly!

Time: 4th December 2013 10:38pm

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BJ says...
I think I got the large one. A bit mad as I keep my trees pruned hard and small. I didnt realise how big they were until I opened it and it covered my clothesline. If you are good at patching small holes and ladders in the cloth then you'll have no problems. I'm unsure if females would make their way into the net anyway through a small hole, in the same way they wont enter a trap through a small opening.

Time: 5th December 2013 9:51am

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