Fn,

thx for the report. No Sunraycer for me in the future.

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I've seen people refer to UF Sun and others from U. of Florida to be good. Zaiger is lucky because he breeds in ideal growing conditions, so he can really focus of flavor. In Florida they have to breed them to withstand the humidity, low chill, and other factors. So maybe that is why they don't taste as good.

Tony:

Sunraycer is low chill but not really all that early blooming. Still no reason to grow it up there. I can understand how it might have better/different flavor elsewhere. But can't see how it would ever be decently sweet when it's that far behind another.

I noticed Clark in KS stated he likes Canadice and Glenora seedless hardy table grapes. Those were my best two in Amarillo also. But they don't compare to Flame, Summer Royal, or Crimson all CA bred seedless grapes. I've grown them all in my greenhouse. When breeding objectives include a large dose of hardiness and pest resistance, it's much harder to achieve highest eating quality.

PS: melike, we posted together. You've hit the nail on the head.

This post was edited by fruitnut on Mon, May 26, 14 at 13:23

I'm going to add a few more nectarines next year. I potted up an Atomic Red nectarine this spring...just finally sending out shoots ... I'll want to shoot for early season types..since my season is short.

Have you tried Zee Fire>? I see that is what i've been getting at the grocery store...kids seem to love them. They are decent for grocery store fruits. Notice a lot of them have the split pits.

The Zee Fire patent lists it at 13.7 brix and 150 grams. I'd skip it. If you want a great early nectarine and can protect it from freezes and rain, look no further than Arctic Star.

Just remember I've had more CA bred fruits I've rejected than those I'm still growing. So everything CA won't work for everyone even if you have suitable conditions to mature fruit, even things like Arctic Star.

Here is a link that might be useful: Zee Fire patent

True. In pots I can protect them very easily.

Have you tried Atomic Red nectarine?

Just for comparison...most of my peaches are at petal fall right now.

Zee Fire i'm sure was bred for mass consumption...pretty fruits that look nice and taste ok. They do tend to be small.