Commercial Horticulture - Fruits and Nuts
Westbrook - Nectarine
 Date
of Release - 2000; plant patent #12,622
Type - Yellow, melting flesh, cling.
Fruit Maturity Date - June 13
Fruit Size - Medium-small, ave. 84 g.
Skin Color - Mostly red, with red blush covering more than 80% of the
skin, very attractive.
Flavor, Sweetness - Very good flavor for very early season; 10.7%
soluble solids.
Fruit Firmness - Moderate, but softens at full maturity.
Bloom Date - March 26.
Bacterial Spot Resistance - Resistant, and this disease never observed
on fruits.
Comments - Westbrook is intended for commercial production for local
sales and pick-your-own marketing as a very early season, high-flavored variety
option. Shipping is not recommended. Fully ripe fruits have been observed to
have skin breakdown when exposed to rainy conditions. Split pits are not
commonly observed on this cultivar.
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