Smooth Texas Nectarine Series
- consists of firm attractive early ripening nectarine cultivars for the medium chill zone
- supply a nectarine fruit over 3-4 weeks from mid-May until early to mid-June in the medium chill zone of Texas and similar regions
- medium to large size depending on the number of fruit left on the tree., yellow, melting, and firm
- ‘Smooth Texan One’ and ‘Smooth Texan Two’ have traditional tart sweet flavor whereas ‘Smooth Texan Three’ has a subacid sweet flavor
- ‘Smooth Texan One’ and ‘Smooth Texas Two’ require 550-600 chilling hours whereas ‘Smooth Texan Three’ requires about 650 chilling hours to fruit normally. This is based on the relative bloom times in relation to the standard cultivars ‘June Gold’ and ‘Regal’