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"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
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PEACHES, NECTARINES & APRICOTS
The plant nursery has closed for retirement. We thank you for your pratronage through the last 26 years. Bill Ford is available for consultation and presentations. Please feel free to use the following pages for reference. Happy gardening! PEACHES
Belle of Georgia (a.k.a. GA Belle)
High chill. Zones 6 - 9. (850 c.h.) Bounty
Zones 5-8 (800 c.h.) Contender A very pretty and large freestone peach that is making its mark on the fruit scene. The firm flesh is sweet, aromatic and flavorful. The tree is hardy and very productive with one of the highest chill requirements at 1050 chill hours. Ripens in mid to late August. Zones 4-7. (1050 c.h.) Elberta
Zones 5-8. (850 c.h.) Encore Encore! Encore! Who wouldn’t want more of this gem? Large, firm evenly-colored peaches hold freestone, extra sweet and juicy flesh. Late-ripening to finish out the season wonderfully. Trees are reliable producers, cold-hardy and resistant to bacterial leaf spot. High chill. Ripens late Aug – early Sept. Zones 5-7. (950 chill hours) Intrepid Like its namesake, Intrepid is a sure fire hit with large crops of large, firm freestone fruit. The peaches color up to red over yellow covering sweet, yellow flesh. The tree and buds are especially hardy even to temps of -20°F, with a very high chill requirement of 1050 chill hours. Ripens in mid to late August. Zones 4-7. (1050 c.h.) 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. Raritan Rose
Manon
Zones 5-8. (950 c.h.) Messina This firm yellow freestone has good sweet flavor, grows very large. This "classic peach look" make it a winner with highly colored skin nearly full red blush over yellow large, and is of very good quality. Ripens last of July. High chill. Zones 4-8. (1050 c.h.) White County
Ripens mid July. Zones 5-8. (750 c.h.) NECTARINES
Fantasia Nectarine One of the best, Fantasia is a very large red freestone. The firm smooth yellow flesh is juicy and has a great sweet flavor. Eaten fresh or used for cooking and freezing. Ripens mid July to early August. Zones 6-9. RedGold Nectarine Our longtime favorite for productivity, sweetness and cobblers! Red Gold has pretty solid red skin over the large fruit. A yellow freestone with melting juicy flesh. Trees are very productive, winter hardy, and early bearing. Self-fruitful. Ripens early August. High chill. Zones 5-8.(850 c.h.)
APRICOTS
Goldrich Apricot
Orangered Apricot
Tilton Apricot Well suited for theSouth with its higher chill and resistance to late frost. Fruit is medium sized with a golden color. Flesh is firm, flavorful and excellent for canning, drying and freezing. A vigorous grower, Tilton is self-pollinating. Ripens early July. Zones 5-8.
Planting Information
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 of Peaches 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.
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