There are peach varieties that have been found to be resistant to peach leaf curl such as Frost and Indian Free. If you live in an area where these diseases are common, spray copper sulfate two to three times during the dormant season. To help prevent them, do a good cleanup at the end of the season. You can also enjoy peach flowers without the fruit (see our selection in “Flowering Trees”).Īs with nectarines, peach trees are susceptible to the diseases peach leaf curl and brown rot of stone fruit. The light skin is accented with a red blush and the flesh is white, delicate and aromatic.Īny fruit tree can lend beauty to the garden if it is pruned in a pleasing way, but many fruiting peaches have the additional bonus of spectacular flowers. Some prime examples are Double Jewel, May Pride, Red Baron and Saturn.

but not least (it’s a very large peach!), came Galaxy. This is a yellow fleshed peach with classic peach flavor. (It’s interesting to note that peaches and almonds are closely related and grow on some of the same root stocks.) The next saucer variety we acquired was Sweet Bagel. This is a small, flat, white fleshed peach, slightly indented in the center, that has a hint of almond. The first variety we offered was Donut (also known as 'Stark’s Saturn'). One of the newer phenomenons in the peach world is the “saucer” peach. We do offer one clingstone variety, Indian Blood Cling, because it’s so unique! The skin is red and so is the rich flavored flesh. Hence, clingstone peaches have not been popular in the home orchard market. Clingstone peaches are great for canning, but in the modern world, few of us have the time for such activities. These are all delicious, yellow freestone types. Start your harvest with May Pride, then Eva’s Pride, Mid Pride and then August Pride. The newest developments enable warm winter growers to not only grow peaches, but to spread out their production from May to August! The Pride series from Zaiger is our offering for this particular climate. Peaches can be white, yellow or red and there are different varieties to suit different climates. The selection of peach varieties is immense. If you’re lucky, you can buy some really good peaches at your local farmer's market, but, as is often the case, you can waste a lot of money at the supermarket buying peaches that rot from the center or are completely tasteless – two good reasons to grow your own!

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