This white-fleshed nectarine tree is being trained to a quad, four-leader system, and will be kept short, about eight feet tall. Behind the nectarine row is a black screen cage where apricots from France are being grown under quarantine regulations. At Family Tree Farms, it’s all about flavor. David Jackson, head of the third-generation stone-fruit growing and packing operation, said that the company’s mission statement is to consistently produce, package, and market the most flavorful fruit in the world. They grow about 50 different varieties of peaches, plums, Pluots, nectarines, apricots, and other stone fruits. After growing a lot of […]