For more information on these varieties, contact The Burchell Nursery, Inc.
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Spring Flare®BN 28 (N32.123)
(USPP#26,610) A yellow clingstone nectarine that ripens between June 16 to 26. The fruit is very large, firm, has great flavor and has good storage and shipping qualities. The tree is large and vigorous and produces an excellent crop. Requires approximately 450 hours of chill.
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Snow Flame®BP 32 (N54.112)
(USPP#24,580) A superb freestone white flesh peach that ripens Aug. 3 to 9. The fruit is medium to large size, with a nice red blush and excellent eating qualities. The tree is very productive and moderately vigorous. Requires approximately 650 hours of chill.
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Shasta® Self-Fertile Almond cv. BA2
(PPAF) The Shasta self-fertile almond variety is the first offering from the new Burchell Nursery Summit Almond Series®. Just as the great peaks of the world stand alone, so do the self-fertile varieties from the new Summit Almond Series developed by the Burchell Breeding Program. Fourteen years of painstaking work have once again produced an exceptional offering that is receiving great reviews throughout the industry. Beautiful, light and smooth kernel. Monterey or Carmel type. Size 20/22 to 24/25 almonds/oz. Early, heavy production, resulting in one harvest. High crack out 60% to 65%, good for both shelled and in-shell use. Blooms and harvests with or slightly ahead of Nonpareil.
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Cornerstone Rootstock
(PP#21,248) A highly desirable hybrid rootstock for almonds and stone fruit in drought conditions. Cornerstone is one of the most salt-tolerant rootstocks* with high vigor and excellent anchorage. It has consistently been one of the highest producers at the Gemperle Rootstock Trial in Turlock, CA. A Burchell Nursery exclusive. *Sept./Oct. 2014 Almond Facts, page 35 article by farm advisor David Doll.
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Guardian® cv. BY520-9 Rootstock
Guardian is a peach rootstock used with almonds, peaches, nectarines, plums, prunes and apricots. It is one of the ONLY rootstocks tolerant of ring nematode, which is thought to be partially responsible for peach tree short life. This is a good vigorous rootstock to use in replant situations or on soils known to have nematode or bacterial canker problems.
Christina Herrick is former Editor of American Fruit Grower magazine and Western Fruit Grower magazine, published by Meister Media Worldwide. See all author stories here.
December 2, 2016 
