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Peach Varieties
Early Elberta
This medium sized yellow peach can be used for many purposes. You can make peach jam or canned peaches, pie, cake, cobbler or crisp, but eating them fresh allows you to enjoy one of the sweetest, most juicy, flavorful peaches you will ever enjoy!
The Elberta an heirloom peach was first developed in Georgia in the 1870s. Samuel Rumph developer of the Elberta, combined the Blood Peach with a another called the Chinese Clingstone to create the Elberta peach.
The skin of the Elberta is red and yellow and the interior of the peach is yellow with red streaking. The Early Elberta has very small pit so there is lots of fruit to enjoy! It is a freestone peach when ripe and usually is ready for eating by mid to later July, but ripening times vary depending on weather conditions in the orchard.
Saturn
Did you know that all peaches originated in China? It is also interesting that Asian countries prefer white peaches to the yellow variety more commonly grown in the US.
Saturn is one of our white peach varieties which is also known as the donut peach or UFO peach due to its flattened shape.
This white variety has melty flesh with a mild, unique sweet flavor. Saturn peaches are medium sized, about 2 1/2" and originate from China circa 1869. Saturn peaches are freestone. Typically this variety ripens in mid to late July; but dates for ripe peaches vary depending on orchard weather conditions.
Queen Elberta
These yellow peaches are extra large, delicious for fresh eating and great for preserves or pie filling.
The Queen Elberta (like the early Elberta), is an heirloom variety which is extra sweet and larger than standard Elberta peaches. Originally developed by Stark Brothers in 1925, this peach is extra firm and perfect for canning and freezing. Queen Elberta is freestone and usually ripens in mid August, but weather conditions in the orchard will determine readiness of fruit for eating and use.
Contender
The Contender peach is a yellow peach mostly grown in northern regions of the US. It was originally developed in Raleigh, NC in 1988.
Peaches have oval shape and are medium to large in size. Fresh peaches are sweet and tangy; terrific for fresh eating and known for a mango like flavor and texture Contender peaches are known for their non -browning flesh; so they are perfect for preservation . This cultivar is a freestone or melting peach; as the flesh of the peach easily separates from the pit of the fruit.
Contender peaches usually ripen in Mid to late August depending on weather conditions.
Sun-Glo Nectarine
This variety is considered the queen of the nectarines! These yellow nectarines grow to 3 inch in size! You can freeze them or eat them fresh. You can also preserve them or use them for baking. Sun-Glo is one of the few nectarine varieties that is freestone. Developed in 1962 in Merced California, and trees originally were marketed by Stark Brothers. Sun Glo nectarines usually ripen in early August, but weather conditions in orchard will impact when fruit is ready for eating.
Blushingstar
Our other variety of white peach , Blushingstar is delicious for fresh eating, canning freezing or baking. These white peaches are firm, white fleshed and have a unique sweet flavor. Blushingstar peaches resists browning when cut. The Blushing star peach was introduce in 1996. This is melting/freestone variety that ripens in mid August. Ripening will vary based on weather conditions in our orchard.
