Nevertheless, it is one of the finest white peaches I grow. Probably the finest. That's why I'm posting. We've had torrential rains, but Lady Nancy hasn't cracked or rotted. I have more of a problem w/ white peaches rotting or turning brown in heat, but this hasn't been the case w/ Lady Nancy. This is not only for peaches grown in KS, but I've read a problem w/ peaches grown in NJ, another in a humid climate.

I've only grown Lady Nancy a few years here in KS, but I'm coming to believe it's the best white peach out there for humid climates.

It has an intense sugar/acid balance for a white peach. The name (which may or may not have anything to do with the flavor) is well thought out. What man doesn't want to fall in love w/ a woman named Lady Nancy. Below is a pic of Lady Nancy next to a regular apple (sweet sixteen). Lady Nancy is huge compared to the apple (The L. Nancy pictured weighed over a pound).

I haven't eaten one yet this season, but my son has and gave me favorable comments, which is consistent w/ my experience of this peach.

Notice the yellow line in the skin which runs through the axis of the flesh of this peach. The pic doesn't show it but this peach is huge. Any peach over a 1 lb is bigger than a softball.

I've grown several white peaches and this is my favorite white so far.

Below is a link from Desmond Layne (his favorites). I've found white peaches are more problematic to brown easily when cut (or in heat) and are more problematic to rot.

I've been eating Blushingstar..not too impressed...its a white fleshed peach. Its the first year and i didn't thin enough...squirrels found the tree too, so i just picked them ..maybe a tad early on some. Not bad, but nothing special..but maybe that will change. L Nancy looks huge.

Great to hear good things about Lady Nancy. I just T-budded a few on my PF-1. Now, I really hope that a couple of those buds will take!!

Regrettably, it was quite small (about as big as an undersized apricot), as my tree is currently growing in a fabric pot. I received it from Arboreum last spring (2013) and got 4 small peaches (lowest was 17 brix). I'll be planting the pot in the ground, so I can get it to grow a bit bigger (both the tree and the fruit). Hopefully I won't reduce the sweetness too much, though it wouldn't surprise me. I grew it at quite a water deficit this year, as I've been pretty slow about watering the pots.

It's also huge, which has to help Olpea, but very susceptible to brown rot here.

Olpea, if your customers like big white peaches you might also try Manon. It's not as good as LN but the best and largest early white I've grown.

Bob, I also like Pallas a lot. It takes several years to size up, and you need to thin like crazy as it seriously oversets. Pallas and Oldmixon are probably my favorite white peaches. Silver Logan is just as good but it had too much rot.

Scott

Good to hear about Old Mixon...excited to try that one. No reason to try LN if they are so similar.

I don't know how Lady Nancy compares to some of the heirloom whites like Old Mixon and Pallas, which Bob mentioned. I know Scott has very favorable comments for some of those heirloom whites. I have planted one white Scott has recommended (Silver Logan) but it hasn't fruited yet. Part of the problem with Zaiger creations like Artic glo and Artic jay is that they tend to have low res. to bac. spot, which is a problem in my climate. Like you, I too like some acid in peaches.

" I'll trade you a two pound lobster for your peach!"

lol. Mrs. G, I'd trade you a whole box of peaches for a 2 lb. lobster. We are very land locked here in KS and good sea food is hard to come by. I never even heard of crab cakes till my brother told me about them from his trip to Boston.

Frank,

I thought I grew Blushingstar, but it turned out what I bought as Blushingstar was yet another mislabled tree (from Adams). I have a couple Blushingstar from Vanwell which should fruit next year. From your description, it doesn't sound like Blushingstar is anything special.

Mamuang, Good luck on your budding. L. Nancy is worth the effort. I budded three more of them a few days ago.

Bob, We've had tremendous rains here. I don't know the brix of the peaches, but I have noticed rain doesn't seem to destroy the flavor of later peaches like it does early peaches. I don't know if anyone else has observed this, but would be interested to know if someone else has seen this.

Hman,

I've heard you recommend Manon as a good white peach. I've almost ordered it several times, but always forgo because I think, "why do I need another white peach?" That said I did order a White River for next spring. I had it once but it died before I could try the fruit and always wondered what the fruit would have been like.

I was at a clients yesterday with many samples. He tried a slice of Lady Nancy and thought it fantastic,but than tried a slice of a perfect Messina, a recent Rutger's release with yellow flesh, and liked it more. Then I gave him a slice of a Redgold nectarine and he just wondered how such an amazing thing could exist without his knowing about it.

If I grew fruit for money, I'd have to charge 4X for tree ripe nectarines though- they are difficult to get a very big crop of pristine fruit for me but they are mostly what I eat during peach season.

Hman,

For a long time I was afraid to try to grow nects, but hearing nothing but high praise for the flavor of them from you and others, finally convinced me to try some. I started planting them a few years ago but none have fruited yet (would have this year but the hail took their fruit off).

Commercial growers grow some here, but say the same thing you do (i.e. very hard to get a nice looking nectarine). I've seen a block of Redgolds on another orchard around here. The trees were eaten up pretty bad w/ bac. spot. Nevertheless, I bought one Redgold for next spring, just to try it.

I have a hard time getting good looking Gage plums. Are nects harder to raise than Gage plums?

This spring I decided to go one more round and put in five different modern nectarines. If I get one good one from those I will be happy.

Scott
PS I agree rains don't bother the late peaches as much. It might be that the soil is generally more dry this time of year.

I would say the odds favor the earlier ripening nectarines- except maybe in Kansas, where later summer tends to be drier. I would just try several different varieties that ripen at different times. On a good year it means you will have a couple months of amazing fruit.

I'm trialing about 7 varieties right now. All in all, Easternglo has proven the most consistent so far. Summer Beaut is nice for being a more vigorous tree than most Necs.

Thanks for the response. It pretty much sounds like trial and error with nects. That and hitting a good year weatherwise.

Sounds like you guys are currently trying the same ones I am. Adams has offered a lot of new nects the last few years. I assume that's what you guys are trialing?

I also put in a Summer Beaut last year and Easternglo (via Hman endorsements). I think I've heard you mention John Rivers, Scott, but have no idea who would carry it.

I think mid-season and later varieties may indeed work better for this locale, since apparently nects are more susc. to rot. Of course weather can be variable, but it typically gets pretty hot and dry by the middle of July (sometimes sooner) a little before Redhaven ripens, and doesn't get wet again till the end of August. We have about a month and a half of pretty dry heat where peaches do well. Once Sept. hits, dew starts settling on the fruit in the morning, and rot becomes more of an issue, like with early varieties.