🍑 Nectarine Tree
Prunus persica var. nucipersica
Tree
☀️ Sun
Full sun (6+ hours)
💧 Water
Moderate; deep sandy loam with good drainage preferred
🗺️ Zones
5–9
📏 Spacing
12–20 ft
📐 Height
18–20 ft
🧪 Soil pH
6.0–7.0
⏱️ Maturity
2–4 years to first fruit
Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone
🤝 Companions (10)
Good companion — Nectarine Tree and Marigold grow well together.
Good companion — Nectarine Tree and Chives grow well together.
Good companion — Nectarine Tree and Garlic grow well together.
Good companion — Nectarine Tree and Dill grow well together.
Good companion — Nectarine Tree and Parsley grow well together.
🤝 Clover
Good companion — Nectarine Tree and Clover grow well together.
Good companion — Nectarine Tree and Comfrey grow well together.
Good companion — Nectarine Tree and Caraway grow well together.
Good companion — Nectarine Tree and Onion grow well together.
🤝 Queen Anne's Lace
Good companion — Nectarine Tree and Queen Anne's Lace grow well together.
⚠️ Keep Apart (5)
Keep apart — these plants do not grow well together.
⚠️ Brassicas
Keep apart — these plants do not grow well together.
Keep apart — these plants do not grow well together.
Keep apart — these plants do not grow well together.
⚠️ Corn
Keep apart — these plants do not grow well together.
📝 Growing Notes
Nectarines are essentially smooth-skinned peaches and share similar companion planting needs. Garlic planted in a circle around the trunk deters borers, while strongly scented herbs like dill and caraway attract predatory wasps that control pest populations. Never replant a nectarine where another Prunus tree recently grew, as decaying roots emit growth-inhibiting chemicals.