Recommended Peach and Nectarine

Varieties for Northern LARRY A. SAGERS Thanksgiving Point Office HORTICULTURE SPECIALIST 3003 North Thanksgiving Way Utah SUTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Lehi, Utah 84043-3740 EXTENSION (801) 768-2300

Peaches

HARVEST VARIETY FRUIT AND TREE REMARKS SEASON

COMPACT Early Fruit is same as Redhaven. Except very dense branching habit. Bud mutation of Redhaven. REDHAVEN

Medium to large fruit. Skin is golden overlaid with red. Firm yellow clear CRESTHAVEN Late freestone flesh is juicy and resists browning. Holds well on tree. Self- Fruit cans and freezes well. fertile tree of above-average hardiness.

Fruit resembles Elberta with yellow skin and a slight, red blush. Yellow EARLY ELBERTA In my opinion, this is the Midseason flesh is freestone. Quality is better than Elberta. Relatively cold hardy (GLEASON) best canning peach. tree. Less subject to fruit drop.

Medium to large fruit, oblong and flattened. Skin is mottled bright red. Average quality for canning Yellow, freestone flesh is coarse and soft with melting texture, good GOLDEN JUBILEE Midseason and freezing. Fruit drops quality. Tree sets heavily but thins itself. Flowers are small, not very early from tree. showy.

Medium to large fruit. Skin red over greenish yellow, changing to yellow Buds are winter hardy. HALEHAVEN Midseason at maturity. Yellow, freestone flesh is juicy and flavorful. Very sweet Excellent home garden skin. Tree is vigorous and productive. Medium, nonshowy flowers. variety.

Large fruit. Skin is yellow blushed with red, little fuzz. Yellow, freestone Prized for its large, high- Midseason to J.H. HALE flesh is stringy. A fine keeper with good flavor and aroma. Tree not quality fruit. Matures too late. vigorous. Needs a pollinizer--any peach except other Hale peaches. late for colder regions.

Freestone. Fruit size medium with 3/4 surface covered with a bright, attractive, red blush over a yellow ground color. Flesh yellow, texture Attractive fruit with good REGINA Early smooth, firm but melting. Productive tree, though sets less than flavor. Redhaven.

Freestone peach with large fruit which ships well. Yellow flesh with EARLIHALE Midseason good flavor. Ripens two weeks ahead of J.H. Hale but similar in Requires a pollenizer. other ways.

Fruit is medium and round. Skin has dull, red streaks over greenish Developed by Luther JULY ELBERTA yellow. Yellow, freestone flesh is firm and fine grained. Good flavor Midseason Burbank. Good fresh or (KIM ELBERTA) and prolific bearer. Needs extra thinning. Medium-size, nonshowy canned. flowers.

REDHAVEN Early to Medium fruit. Skin is brilliant red over yellow. Flesh is yellow, Adapted to cold climates. HARVEST VARIETY FRUIT AND TREE REMARKS SEASON

midseason semifreestone. Juicy, sweet and fine grained. Vigorous and Often requires heavy spreading tree. Medium size, nonshowy flowers have red petals. thinning. Superior quality for freezing.

Medium fruit. Yellow skin has abundant, deep red blush. Firm, Fruit keeps well. Tree slightly fibrous flesh is yellow, freestone. Nonbrowning. Excellent resistant to bacterial spot. REDSKIN Midseason quality. Tree is spreading, vigorous, very productive. Early-blooming Use fresh, canned or with showy pink petals. frozen.

Medium fruit. Skin is dark red over yellow. Flesh is firm, yellow, Use in home gardens in Early to RELIANCE freestone. Flavor is good. Tree is very hardy. Productive and self- cold areas as tree is more midseason fertile. Show bloom. hardy.

Freestone. Fruits large, nearly round with a highly colored skin. May suffer spring frost GLOHAVEN Midseason Practically fuzzless. Yellow, firm flesh and a pleasant flavor. Its damage when others canning and freezing qualities are superior. Moderately hardy buds. don =t.

Freestone. A few days ahead of Early Improved Elberta. Fruit Skin is redder but JOHNSON resembles the standard Elberta- yellow flesh of good flavor and Midseason otherwise similar to other ELBERTA quality with a red cheek over a yellow ground color. Originated in early Elbertas. Utah.

Freestone. Large firm peach. Fruit a bright red over yellow Ripen just before J.H. ANGELUS Late undercolor. Vigorous. Good shipper. Higher coloring and better Hale. Very attractive fruit. keeper than J.H. Hale.

Freestone. Large. Ground color is a medium yellow-green with a Ripens very late so may O=HENRY Late nice red blush over top. Flesh is firm with high sugar content. not miss fall frosts.

New variety white peach sweet mild flavor with dark red skin. Worth White peach that may be SUGAR LADY Early trying a tree. hardy in our area.

Fruit large and round. Skin is bright red over yellow. Yellow, firm, Good flavor for fresh use SUNCREST Midseason melting flavor is freestone with good texture. Tree is vigorous and or canning. productive. Large flowers.

NECTARINES

VARIETY HARVEST FRUIT AND TREE REMARKS SEASON

Large fruit. Skin red with yellow speckles. Flesh is golden yellow FLAVORTOP Midseason streaked with red. Freestone, firm, juicy with excellent flavor. Showy flowers Vigorous and productive tree.

Large fruit. Skin is red blushed over white. White, freestone flesh has GOLD MINE Late Low chilling requirement. good flavor. Tree is vigorous and productive.

Fruit medium to large. Cherry-red skin. Yellow, freestone flesh is firm, Showy flowers. Tolerates INDEPENDENCE Midseason never softens. Good flavor. Moderately vigorous and productive tree. warm winters.

STARK Nectarine has a bright red fuzzless skin, sunny-gold flesh for fresh Midseason Large fruit if thinned well. DELICIOUS eating. Bearing tree fruit the second year after planting.

DOUBLE New yellow freestone show double pink flowers dark red skinned Midseason New variety; worth a try. DELIGHT fruit.

Freestone. High quality fruit with a glossy, clear red color. Firm, REDGOLD Late yellow flesh with good shelf life. Fruit does not tend to crack and is Buds are hardy. good sized if properly thinned.

New cold hardy; originated in New Hampshire. Freestone with full MERICREST Midseason Worth trying in our area. red color.

Ripens just before Early FANTASIA Midseason Large, yellow fleshed, firm freestone fruit. Red color on 2/3 of fruit. Elberta.

Larry A. Sagers USU Extension Regional Horticulturist

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