Spice Zee on Lovell Bare Root Nectaplum Tree

Nectaplum hybrid grown for spicy-aromatic, sweet fruit and ornamental spring bloom.

Winter 2027 reservation · No payment when you submit your request.

Quick Facts

Fruit & pollination

Self-fruitful.

Check bloom overlap before choosing a partner. Chill estimates describe winter cooling, not frost hardiness; coastal and inland Orange County sites differ.

Understand your rootstock

A vigorous peach rootstock with somewhat greater tolerance of wet conditions than Nemaguard, though drainage remains essential; root-knot nematode resistance is limited. The rootstock influences vigor and site adaptation but does not guarantee a specific mature height. Learn how fruit-tree rootstocks work.

Sun, soil & irrigation

Full sun, well-drained soil, dormant training, fruit thinning and careful monitoring for common stone-fruit pests.

Planting your bare-root tree

1. Keep roots cool, shaded and moist until prompt planting.
2. Spread roots naturally in a wide hole. Set the root flare at finished grade and keep any graft union above the soil.
3. Backfill, water thoroughly and add mulch clear of the trunk. Avoid fertilizer-heavy backfill and waterlogged soil.

Your first year

Focus on roots and branch structure. Check moisture regularly, adjust irrigation with weather, remove rootstock suckers, and follow species-appropriate pruning and fruit-thinning guidance. Meaningful crops may take several growing seasons.

Reserve Now — what happens next?

1. Select your quantity and click Reserve Now. Submit the reservation without paying.
2. We verify supplier availability, health, variety, rootstock, final price and delivery.
3. After confirmation, prepay the secure invoice for your trees and applicable delivery.
4. Optional installation is quoted separately and paid after completion on installation day.

Delivery only; no nursery pickup. Shared-route delivery starts at $99 for tree-only subtotals of $299 or less and is free for tree-only subtotals greater than $299, subject to confirmed service area, access and route terms. Any exception is quoted before payment.

Serving Laguna Beach and South Orange County. Browse the Winter 2027 collection or ask us to help choose your trees.

Featured photography is representative, not a photograph of the nursery tree supplied.

Image credit: Spice Zee nectaplum orchard with fruit; Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 US, Wikimedia Commons. Representative plant, not actual tree. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Redirect/file/Starr-180611-4036-Prunus%20persica%20var%20nucipersica-Spice%20Zee%20Nectaplum%20in%20orchard%20with%20fruit-Hawea%20Pl%20Olinda-Maui%20(43478354461).jpg

Cultivar and care references: UC IPM: Planting Fruit and Nut Trees · UC Master Gardeners: Backyard Orchard—Orange County