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PEACHES, NECTARINES   & APRICOTS  

For beautiful, productive, and healthy trees, we recommended that peaches and nectarines be planted in full sun with a minimum spacing of 18-20 ft. for good sun and air circulation. A soil pH of 6.5 - 7.0 is preferred, so most soils will need added lime; check with your extension agent for a soil test. All the varieties we offer are self-pollinating, and the expected bearing age is 2-3 years old. High chill varieties (750+ chill hours) bloom later in spring and are recommended in Zones 5 - 7. Start your trees off right with our Orchard Starter Tablets, then fertilize the following springs with a complete fruit fertilizer. Liming may be needed annually also. With heavy crop sets, thinning to every 6" along the branch when the fruit reaches 50 cent size is important to keep fruit size and quality at a maximum. We only carry standard stone-fruit trees because dwarf rootstocks for these plants start to decline after 7 years. Standard trees can be easily kept to a dwarf size using the open bowl pruning method and yearly pruning.    More information is available at Hort on the Net   We do not ship these trees to CA, OR or WA       Peaches, Nectarines & Apricots have sold out for the 2008 Winter season. We will begin shipping again in January 2009. Thank you for a great season - see us in the Fall! This symbol denotes an  a disease resistant variety This symbol denotes antique or heirloom variety

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Hort on the Internet

"Thanks to you and your knowledgeable staff...seems like I'm always bugging y'all with fruit tree questions. So far I've received 18 assorted apple trees from you and have had a phenomenal 100% survival rate...I'll probably be buying some peach and plum trees next winter, too..."

Thanks again,

Gary

 PEACHES 

Bounty 

Recommended as a replacement for Loring, Bounty is a very large, firm freestone peach of exceptional quality and flavor. The winter hardiness and red color exceed that of Loring. Resistance to bacterial leaf spot is good. Great for fresh eating, cooking and canning. Ripens mid-late August. Zones 5-8

Early Elberta 

An earlier ripening strain of the very well known variety. This peach is a yellow melting freestone under a skin of yellow with a red blush. Elberta is great for fresh eating, canning and cooking. Ripens in mid July.

 Zones 5-9. 

FlordaKing

A large yellow with red blush peach. The clingstone yellow flesh is firm and flavorful used for fresh eating, canning and cooking. The tree is vigorous and productive ripening in mid-late May. Zones 8-9. 

LaFeliciana

A release of LSU and recommended often for southern states since it has a low chill requirement. This freestone peach is medium to large and yellow with a red blush. The sweet flesh is good for all uses. A dependable cropper and widely adaptable.

Loring

A requested variety, Loring is a large attractive freestone peach with bright red color over yellow. Flesh is firm with excellent flavor and quality. Good for fresh eating, cooking, canning and freezing. Tree is vigorous and highly productive. Resistant to bacterial leaf spot. Ripens mid to late August. Zones 6-8.

Red Globe

A beautiful peach, the Red Globe is very large, freestone, firm and is mostly red blushed. Its flavor is wonderfully sweet and excellent for fresh eating, ice cream, canning, freezing and cooking. Crops are consistent on this high chill tree. Ripens early–mid August. Zones 5-8.

Redhaven

This yellow freestone peach is large and firm with a red blush over gold. The flesh is smooth and sweet excellent for fresh eating and canning. The tree is vigorous and early bearing. Zones 5-8.

Saturn

Often referred to as a donut peach, Saturn fruit are flattened with a small seed. The thin red skin has very little fuzz covering white tender flesh with a high sugar content. The trees produce abundant crops (will need thinning) and are more cold hardy than previous varieties. Ripens mid-late July.

Zones 5-8.

APRICOTS

Early Golden

An early bearing med-large smooth, golden apricot that produces flavorful sweet, rich fruit. Excellent for fresh eating, drying, cooking and canning. Highly productive. Self-Fertile but planting two varieties is recommended for a better crop. 450 chill hours.

Ripens in mid-June. Zones 5-8.

Royal Blenheim

With a mixed heritage from France and England, the Royal Blenheim truly is a crowning jewel! This orange colored freestone bestow the sweet, aromatic juicy flesh that is prized for fresh eating, drying, cooking and canning. . Self-Fertile but planting two varieties is recommended for a better crop. 500 chill hours. Ripens in mid-June. Zones 5-8.

Ripens in mid-June. Zones 5-8.

 Early King Nectarine

A lower chill nectarine for our more coastal growers, Early King boasts a large round fruit with a red over yellow color. The flesh is sweet and juicy. Ripens late May. 300-450 chill hours. Zones 8-9.

Sunglo Nectarine

A high quality freestone nectarine heavily planted in commercial orchards. The fruit is large, round with mostly red over yellow skin. The firm flesh is sweet and juicy. A great all-purpose fruit. High chill. Ripens mid August. Zones 5-8.