Last Bite

Arctic Snow, patented by Zaiger Genetics and sold by Dave Wilson Nursery, ripens late August to early September. The fruit is freestone, sweet, low acid, with 50 to 60 percent red blush skin color over lime white. It’s said to be a heavy producer and excellent shipper. The story of Arctic Snow is more about a planting trend that swept through California and other states to energize the stone fruit industry than it is about an ­individual variety. Arctic Snow was among the first of many white-fleshed nectarines bred by Floyd Zaiger that helped fuel the modern-day white-fleshed fruit trend. […]