Varieties Offered
Belle of Georgia, Elberta, Florida King, Harvester, LA Feliciana, Red Haven, Redskin, Ruston Red, Sam Houston
Belle of Georgia
Large, beautiful, creamy white peaches with red highlights have a white flesh and delicious flavor. Fruit ripens late season on trees that are hardy and self-fertile. Requires 800 hours of winter chilling. Blooms in early spring. Fruit matures in summer. Fresh eating, canning, baking.
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Water Use: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Hardiness Zone(s): 5-8
Elberta
Ornamental, deciduous tree produces high quality, freestone fruit with rich, sweet, yellow flesh. Good all-purpose peach. Needs 800 hours of winter chilling. Self-fertile. Blooms in spring. Fruit ripens from late July to mid August. Fruit is good for eating fresh, canning, or cooking.
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Water Use: Regular During Fruit Development
Soil: Deep, Well Drained
Hardiness Zone(s): 5-8
Florida King
Cling peach. Vigorous tree produces large, firm, yellow, cling-stone peaches with a red blush skin. Early season, high quality, delicious, juicy, peach fruit, widely adapted to Southern climates. Requires 300 hours of chilling. Self-fertile. Blooms in spring. Matures in June. Fresh, dessert and cooking.
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Water Use: Regular During Fruit Development
Soil: Well Drained
Hardiness Zone(s): 7-10
Harvester
An exceptional choice for peach lovers, the Harvester Peach features large, juicy fruit with a vibrant golden-yellow skin and a tender, fragrant flesh. This freestone variety is celebrated for its sweet, tangy flavor, making it perfect for fresh eating, canning, or baking. The tree is self-fertile and blooms in early spring, requiring approximately 800 hours of winter chilling to ensure a bountiful harvest. Fruit ripens in mid-summer, providing a luscious treat for the season.
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Water Use: Moderate
Soil: Well Drained
Hardiness Zone(s): 5-8
LA Feliciana
Freestone peach. Developed to grow well in hot, humid climates. Vigorous tree produces large, firm, sweet, juicy, free-stone peaches. A heavy producer ripening in midseason. Requires 550 hours of chilling. Self-fertile. Blooms in spring. Matures In July. Fresh, dessert and cooking.
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Water Use: Regular During Fruit Development
Soil: Well Drained
Hardiness Zone(s): 8-9
Red Haven
Freestone peach. This sweet, hardy variety produces medium sized, dark red over yellow firm fruit with almost fuzz-less skin.Requires 800-900 hours of chilling. Self-fertile. Blooms in mid spring. Fresh eating , canning and cooking.
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Water Use: Regular During Fruit Development
Soil: Well Drained
Hardiness Zone(s): 5-9
Redskin
Freestone peach. A delicious, heavy producer mid-season with fuzzy, red skin and sweet, juicy, yellow flesh, Later blooming helps to escape frosts. Widely adapted and hardy. Requires 750 hours of chilling. Self-fertile. Blooms in spring. Matures July-August. Fresh, dessert and cooking.
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Water Use: Regular During Fruit Development
Soil: Well Drained
Hardiness Zone(s): 5-8
Ruston Red
Freestone peach. A delicious peach with reddish skin and sweet, juicy, yellow flesh and a red blush center. Heavy bloomer with showy dark pink flowers. A heavy midseason producer. Widely adapted and hardy. Requires 800 hours of chilling. Self-fertile. Blooms in spring. Matures in July. Fresh, dessert and cooking.
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Water Use: Regular During Fruit Development
Soil: Well Drained
Hardiness Zone(s): 7-8
Sam Houston
Freestone peach. Low chill, early producer of large, sweet, juicy peaches with yellow flesh. Heavy producer for southern climates. Requires 500 hours of chilling. Self-fertile. Blooms in spring. Matures in June. Fresh, dessert and cooking.
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Water Use: Regular During Fruit Development
Soil: Well Drained
Hardiness Zone(s): 5-9
Planting Instructions: Dig hole big enough to allow 12” of fill soil between root ball and the sides of the hole. Install the plant so that the top of the root ball is slightly higher than existing soil grade. Backfill with topsoil and water heavily to eliminate air pockets.