BRIGANTINE is a new yellow-fleshed nectarine with semi-freestone, ripening July 20-25, just before ‘Summer Beaut’ and ‘Redhaven’. It has a full, glossy scarlet coloring with a slight golden-yellow background. Fruit skin is consistently free from blemishes. It has a nice, sweet, and acidic flavor, and firm, melting flesh. Flesh has traces of red. This is a very productive tree with low susceptibility to bacterial spot, while the fruit has slight to moderate susceptibility to bacterial spot. Fruit hangs well. Fruit characteristics of Brigantine and other late-July nectarines are listed below in Table 1.
FLAMIN FURY PF 11 is a yellow-fleshed, medium-large to large, slightly ovate, scarlet red over yellow-red ground color, semi-freestone nectarine ripening July 25-28, or approximately with Redhaven. Its ripening overlaps with Brigantine. The flesh is firm with very good flavor. The tree is vigorous and productive.
Challenges: The biggest challenge is that it is not as firm and does not have a nice finish as Brigantine. The flavor is not balanced. It has medium susceptibility to bacterial spot.
SUMMER BEAUT – A medium to medium-large, ovate, scarlet-red over red-yellow ground color, yellow-fleshed, semi-freestone, nectarine ripening from July 29-August 1, or approximately 5 days after Redhaven. The flesh is firm with a good acidic flavor. The tree is moderately vigorous and moderately productive.
Challenges: It has a medium susceptibility to bacterial spot. Summer Beaut always has a few split pits.
SILVERGLO – Introduced in 2018, is one of the most attractive and highly productive cream-fleshed nectarines in this growing season. Its ripening overlaps at the tail-end of Silvergem and ripens between ‘Arctic Sweet’ and ‘Arctic Jay’. It is harvested from July 14 – 22. Fruit is larger, uniform, with glossy, pinkish-red skin. It has a very few skin blemishes. The tree is moderately vigorous with low susceptibility to bacterial spot. The flesh can turn significantly red as the fruit gets riper.
EMERAUDE is a large to very large, ovate to slightly globose, pink-red over cream-red ground color, white fleshed, freestone nectarine ripening towards the end of July. The flesh is firm with an excellent, sweet to very sweet, sub-acid flavor. The tree is very vigorous and moderately productive.
Challenges: This large-fruited variety is not consistently productive and is somewhat prone to split pits and weather-related fruit marking. It has low to moderate susceptibility to bacterial spot.
Previous season peach and nectarine varieties
- Mid-July Nectarine varieties: https://plant-pest-advisory.rutgers.edu/mid-july-nectarine-varieties-for-nj-silvergem-silverglo-easternglo-and-avalon/
- Mid-July Peach varieties: https://plant-pest-advisory.rutgers.edu/mid-july-peach-varieties-gala-pf-8-ball-summer-serenade-july-rose-and-pf-lucky-13/
- Early July Peach Varieties: https://plant-pest-advisory.rutgers.edu/early-july-peach-varieties-sentry-glenglo-ruby-prince-garnet-beauty-and-sugar-may/
- Late June Peach Varieties: https://plant-pest-advisory.rutgers.edu/late-june-peach-varieties-for-new-jersey-new-and-standard/
