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From: scs@wucs.UUCP (Steve Swope)
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Subject: Re: Nectarine vs Peach
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Date: Fri, 13-Sep-85 19:16:29 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 13 19:16:29 1985
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In article <1154@mtgzz.UUCP>, seb@mtgzz.UUCP (s.e.badian) writes:
> 
> 	Is a nectarine a product of breeding non-fuzzy peaches until
> they got a fuzzless peach? (Is this esoteric, or what?) They taste
> the same. The only difference is the fuzz. I prefer nectarines since
> I don't like fuzz with my fruit. Anyone know?
> 
A nectarine is the result of grafting a peach limb onto a plum tree, or
a plum limb onto a peach tree (I don't remember off-hand which)

				Steve Swope (aka scs@wucs.UUCP)

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