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Bulbs begin shipping in late September.
Trees and plants begin shipping in early March.
Potatoes and onion sets begin shipping in late March.
Seeds ship year-round, with a pause in November.
Tools and growing supplies ship year-round.
Orders with subtotals $1,200 and above receive bulk pricing.
If you have placed orders totaling at least $1,200 within the past 12 months, additional orders qualify for bulk pricing.
Mid. Harrow Ag Res Stn, Ontario, Canada, 1968.
Large fruit with a red blush over gold skin. Yellow flesh is sweet and juicy, an overall great all-purpose peach for fresh eating, canning or baking. Freestone. Buds are hardy to about –20°. Z5. (3–6' bare-root trees)
Items from our perennial plants warehouse ordered on or before February 20 will ship from early March through early May, starting with warmer areas and finishing in colder areas.
Orders placed after February 20 will ship from late April through early-to-mid May.
Northern New England peach growing can be very successful. The trees often bear so heavily that the fruit needs thinning and the branches need support. Some winters can be hard on certain peach trees, and they may die. Other trees live for many years. Replant and try again. They are worth the trouble, and since they bear young, you won’t have to wait too long!
Peaches are usually unaffected by pests or diseases in northern areas, the occasional exception being peach leaf curl. PLC is not a fatal problem but does need to be controlled if you get hit with it. Look for crinkled or puckered foliage in spring. Remove affected leaves and compost them. Spray the tree with lime, sulfur or copper early the following spring while it is still dormant (before any buds open!) Onion, garlic or horsetail spray while leafed-out may also be effective. It’s common for peaches to have black gummy wounds. This is usually harmless and happens from any environmental stress, even when a bird or a bug looks sideways at the tree.
Mature trees will be 10–15' tall.
The goal is to keep trees small and open. Peach trees grow vigorously each year and fruit on the previous year’s wood. Leggy branches will break from the weight of fruit.