are considered hardy under typical central san joaquin valley climatic conditions hardiness no winter injury has been noted during the last several years of evaluation in the central san joaquin valley the current variety has not been intentionally subjected to drought or heat stress and therefore this information is not presently available the current variety is considered to be a lower chilling requirement variety for the region where it is currently grown it is possible for this new variety to experience frost damage on either the developing flowers or small fruit due to the early initiation of the blooming period and further exposure of the new flowers or developing fruit to the damaging effects of tow temperatures which are sometimes experienced during the late winter months and after the first bloom blooming time considered early to mid season in relative comparison to other commercial nectarine cultivars grown in the central san joaquin valley date the first bloom was observed feb 17 2013 date of full bloom was first observed on feb 24 2013 the date of bloom varies slightly with the prevailing climatic conditions and cultural practices which are employed duration of the bloom approximately 7 10 days this characteristic varies slightly with the prevailing climatic conditions flower type the variety is considered to have a showy type flower flower size the flower diameter at full bloom is approximately 38.