Bill's Nectar Peachcot Tree | Bare Root, Zone 4

Bill's Nectar Peachcot (Spring 2027)

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Pollination Needs a partner

Bloom group 4 of 7 (Mid)

Apricot Pollination Map

Ripening

Will it finish before your first hard freeze?

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Disease resistanceNot tested yet

Bacterial spot : Unknown, no published data yet
Brown rot : Unknown, no published data yet
Cytospora canker : Unknown, no published data yet

Scored 1 to 5. Higher resists better, and ? means no published data yet.

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At a glance: Bill's Nectar Peachcot is a peachcot tree rated hardy to zone 4 in our ratings (winters to -30°F), and not self-fertile, so it needs a different variety nearby as a pollenizer (bloom group 4 of 7, mid for an apricot or peach).

Hardy to	Zone 4 to 8. A bare number means the whole of zone 4, colder half included (winters to -30°F). Find your zone with our cold hardiness calculator.
Chill hours	About 800 hours (600 to 1,000). Our estimate. No published figure exists for this variety yet. Montana winters give it plenty. In milder climates, make sure your winters average at least this much. Check your chill hours or see our sources.
Pollination	Needs Cross-Pollination. Bloom group 4 of 7 (mid), very early spring here. Fertility of this hybrid is unknown, so plant it near both an apricot and a peach or nectarine to give it the best chance of a pollenizer. Bloom group is our estimate from the variety's origin and relatives. Apricot Pollination Map.
Rootstock and size	Manchurian: full size, about 15 to 20 ft tall unpruned. The hardiest apricot root there is. Our rootstock guide.
What you get	Bare root, 3-5 ft. Shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring, roots wrapped in moist sawdust. Guaranteed to bud out.

Overview

Luke tried one of Purvis' Bill’s Nectar Peachcots a few years ago, but due to storage issues in his cold room—specifically mold contamination—the flavor wasn’t at its peak. Even so, this is a fascinating hybrid of Nectarine × Peach × Apricot. The fruits are large and, from memory, had a somewhat fibrous texture.

Notes from Bob Purvis

“The fruit is an interesting fruit to grow because of its size, which is larger than a peach but has the texture of an apricot, and the tanginess of a nectarine. Certainly worth growing due to its novelty.”

Hardiness & Recommended Growing Areas

The tree is likely hardy to around –30°F and, for Montana growers, should only be planted in select warmer regions—specifically Missoula, Plains, and the Flathead Lake area—and only within the warmer microclimates of those areas that do not drop below this threshold.

Note: We don’t yet have any photos of Bill’s Nectar Peachcot and couldn’t find any online. The image shown is not an actual photo of the fruit, but looks (somewhat) similar to it.

Questions we get about Bill's Nectar Peachcot

Does Bill's Nectar Peachcot need a pollenizer?

Yes. Bill's Nectar Peachcot needs pollen from a different variety that blooms at about the same time. Fertility of this hybrid is unknown, so plant it near both an apricot and a peach or nectarine to give it the best chance of a pollenizer.

How cold hardy is Bill's Nectar Peachcot?

We rate Bill's Nectar Peachcot hardy to zone 4, which means winters down to about -30°F. Our ratings come from real winters at our two Montana sites and from trusted growers across the North, not from a catalog average.

How many chill hours does Bill's Nectar Peachcot need?

About 800 hours of winter chill (we count hours at or below 45°F), likely somewhere between 600 and 1,000. Nobody has published a chill figure for it, so that's our estimate from its relatives and origin. Our chill hours guide has a calculator for your winters, and our research page lists the sources.

How big does Bill's Nectar Peachcot get?

We graft Bill's Nectar Peachcot onto Manchurian (full size), which makes a tree roughly 15 to 20 ft tall if you never prune it.

What arrives, and when does Bill's Nectar Peachcot ship?

A dormant bare-root plant, roots wrapped in moist sawdust with a vapor barrier, shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring. Sizes offered: 3-5 ft. We guarantee our plants bud out. Stone fruits can be slow, so if one still has not budded out by August 15, write to us and we credit you for the following spring.

Is Bill's Nectar Peachcot disease resistant?

We don't know yet. Nobody has published solid disease data on Bill's Nectar Peachcot for bacterial spot, brown rot and cytospora canker, so we list it as unknown instead of guessing. That doesn't mean it's weak. Plenty of the plants we grow have never been through formal disease trials. Our apricot disease resistance chart has every rating, the notes and the sources.

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