I have a hardired nectarine tree, I believe it was from Stark Bros. The fruit is large and as expected, red. The problem is for the last two years, the fruit developes brown rot while on the tree and continues to develope after picking. The few pieces of fruit I get to eat are very good, it is a clingstone fruit so I do not bother to cut and dry it. After a couple of days, I dump the fruit in the compost pile.

I spray on the same schedule I use for all the other fruit trees and have not had this problem with the other fruit.

I am wondering if anyone has grown this nectarine and was it grown successful. It may be time to make it a shade tree or to remove it. I have another variety of nectarine that ripens in August and is clingfree and makes excellent dried fruit.