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O'Henry Peach
O'Henry Peach Large, firm, yellow freestone, with a superb flavor. The O'Henry Peach is a strong, vigorous, heavy bearing, and self-fruitful tree. It ripens from early to mid-August in central California. This yellow-fleshed, semi-freestone fruit is sweet and juicy like Babcock, with a more sprightly flavor. It is a popular fresh market variety that is now available for home planting. It is a peach leaf curl-resistant variety, tested at the WSU research station at Mt. Vernon, Washington. O'Henry is a peach that freezes well and requires 750 hours of chilling.
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| Peach Tree - White Lady - Sale Price: $78.50 The White Lady Peach tree is among the best of the new low acid, high sugar, fresh market white peaches. The red-skinned fruits are medium to large, very firm, and are freestone. It was one of the top scoring varieties at a blind fruit tasting event. The average fruit diameter is 2.5 to 3.0 inches. The harvest season begins in late July. Eighty to ninety-five % of the fruit surface is covered with a dark pinkish red over a cream background. The White Lady does not need a pollinator to produce fruit. Most grocery stores carry yellow peaches and not white peaches. So, grow your own White lady peaches because they are sweeter! White peaches ripen faster than yellow peaches. This tree needs 800 chill hours. This plant produces stunningly beautiful pink flowers which makes it a spring ornamental tree along with its fruit bearing capabilities! |
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| Suncrest Peach - Sale Price: $78.50 Large, very firm, fine-flavored, with yellow freestone. The Suncrest Peach has a bright red skin over yellow. The red skin is about 80% red with the yellow background. The flesh is yellow and exceptionally firm with good texture and flavor. The tree is vigorous, self-fruitful, and a consistent producer. Its blossoms are frost hardy, and it has a hardiness record that was tested in Eastern sites. The Suncrest Peach is a good shipper that proves to be a good commercial market peach. It is ready to harvest at the end of July in central California and requires 700 hours of chilling. The Suncrest Peach originated in Fresno, California and was introduced in 1959. |
| Frost Peach - Sale Price: $78.50 Peach - Frost, prunus persica 'Frost', is a freestone with light red blush over greenish yellow. Frost is delicious, excellent for eating fresh or canning. It has a showy pink spring bloom and is heavy bearing. T These peach blossoms appear late winter and early spring along grey branches, before leaves emerge. It is an extremely vigorous tree and requires fertile, well drained soils. At 3 or 4 years of age it begins to bear large crops and reach peak productivity at 8 to 12 years. Peaches need clear, hot weather during their growing season and require well-drained soil as well as a regular fertilizing program. They also require heavier pruning than any other fruit trees to maintain size and encourage new growth. 'Frost' is very cold-hardy and could be grown to Zone 5. |
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