Blog|Articles|March 15, 2024
Nectarines in a peach tree
Fun fact! Nectarines will sometimes grow on a peach tree. Click to read more.
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Nectarines will sometimes grow on a peach tree as a result of a process called bud variation. Peaches and nectarines are very similar, as nectarines are a genetic variant of peaches that expresses a recessive allele that makes its skin smooth rather than fuzzy.
Source: Nectarine. Britanica. March 6, 2024.
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