Our main gripe with Hardired is the spelling of the name. If 'Hardy Red' is what they meant, why not just make it that? But really, aside from this minor wrinkle, Hardired has maintained a solid reputation since being introduced by the Harrow Research Station. Touching taste we quote Micheal Phillips - 'Tree-ripened flavour is pure ambrosia'. Top that! This is one of the few nectarines with sufficient winter hardiness for most of us and still seems as good as any in terms of resistance to the possible peach problems (canker, brown rot, bacterial leaf spot) No resistance to squirrels though! Hardired is extremely productive, so fruit thinning is recommended. Large, showy, pink blossoms in spring are a bonus.
SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 5 | HARVEST: LATE AUG.
Growing Tips
Stop! Do not plant your peach or nectarine tree in that sheltered nook of the south side of your house. Although well meant, this very common mistake is almost certain to doom your new tree. Of course extreme cold is hard on peach trees, but the warm noonday sun on a late winter day is actually worse. A dark tree trunk will warm up considerably but then the temperature drops and the bark refreezes. To avoid this fluctuation, look for a planting site in the winter shade (north side) of a building or group of evergreens. In other word, close enough to the building to be shaded from the low winter sun but far enough back to get full exposure in the summertime when the sun is high. The goal is uniform cold so as
not to interrupt dormancy. Some growers white wash the trunks and lower branches of older peach trees in late fall with a cheap interior latex paint to protect from sun damage in winter. Young trees should have trunks wrapped with a light coloured blanket or covering.
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What is a 2 year old tree?
All our trees are planted in the field in the spring as rootstock. They are grafted in August of the 1st year. Most of our trees are dug out in November of the 2nd year. Some trees are in the ground for another season. We dig these in November of the 3rd year. These are considered to be '2 year old trees'.
A '2 year old tree' has bigger roots, a thicker trunk, and more branching (They might start fruiting a year earlier).
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HEATHER WALTON (verified owner) –
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Wonderful transaction. Very professional and knowledgeable nursery. Planted my nectarine tree. Hopefully, with careful winter protection, all goes well. My zone is more challenging.
Roland Cote (verified owner) –
Daniel Mullings (verified owner) –
It is growing. Looks promising
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Eric L. (verified owner) –
JAMES PATCH (verified owner) –
Beautiful trees.
Sheila P. (verified owner) –
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Sandra Gillingham (verified owner) –
Love bare fruit trees 🙂 I just can't wait until they fruit in the upcoming years.
Elena G. (verified owner) –
Good advice would be greatly appreciated by buyers.
I think I managed pretty well, but I had to do a lot of research online, and it’s not always easy to find exactly what you need.
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Ray W. (verified owner) –
Nice and healthy tree!
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Marina Snapyan (verified owner) –
Julia S. (verified owner) –
Timely delivery. Healthy little tree - leafing out within days.
Arsenio G. (verified owner) –
Trees were healthy and are doing good!
Antonio A. (verified owner) –
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Ordered this tree late in the spring; it arrived looking quite healthy. It leafed out slowly and seems to be doing very well. Healthy, shiny leaves and not a lot of top growth, so I assume the root system is developing well.
Jonathan Steels (verified owner) –
Marie-Odile Benoit-Biancamano (verified owner) –
The tree I received was simply beautiful! Good-sized, nicely shaped; I couldn't have dreamt for more.
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suzy_delamotte (verified owner) –
Potted it this spring in a fabric grow bag and it is growing tall and fast with all the abundant sunshine.
Nancy Barnard (verified owner) –
Robert (verified owner) –
This tree got off to a slow start but it looks great now. I have had success overwintering peaches in my garage and I suspect this tree will do just fine.
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Donabel Gannon (verified owner) –
Garrett Peters (verified owner) –
This nectarine tree already looks well established! It is hard to believe that it was planted from bare root stock this spring. Thank you for your high quality trees.