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On Aug 16, 2009, at 9:59 AM, Scott Smith wrote:

> I haven't been impressed with many peaches compared to nectarines,  
> [ . . .]  Now many other peaches are perfectly fine, but any nectarine not picked too early  
> will be better.

Interesting. I don't think I've ever had a nectarine with as much flavor as a good peach.'

Maybe because of their increased brown rot susceptibility people around here pick them overly underripe? I couldn't grow them, myself; that is, the trees did fine, but all I ever got from my nectarine trees was an excellent source of brown rot spores.

--Rivka
Finger Lakes NY; zone 5 mostly