And the adventure of the peach orchard continues.
After doing our research online and contacting our area County Extension Agent
(Extension Agents are an excellent resource for information concerning tons of agricultural topics), we purchased our peach trees and planted them in our orchard (this is a very loose interpretation of the side pasture where our scuppernong/grape arbor resides). I thought they looked great and we should leave them alone. We have our volunteer tree – not sure on the variety but it appeared very healthy. The peaches matured mid-summer on this tree in the past. We purchased three different varieties of peach to try to extend harvest time and have them available for a longer period of time.
The Tropic Snow Peach is a peach more tolerant of cooler temperatures. It is an early season freestone, white peach.
(Just FYI a freestone peach is one whose meat releases easily from the pit. This is opposed to a clingstone peach whose flesh must be cut from around the pit.)
Oh Henry Peaches are a mid to late season producer and also have a freestone pit.
Georgia Belle peaches love the Georgia climate and are very prolific here. They are a late season, freestone peach popular for canning and freezing.
Unlike some fruit trees, such as apples, peach trees do not require cross pollination by a different variety. They are self-fruiting. Most peach and tart cherry varieties are self-fertile and can be expected to bear fruit with pollen from the same tree or another tree of the same variety. That being said, having multiple varieties doesn’t hurt. We are really looking forward to adding peaches to our list of available produce, not to mention eating them!
Here we grow again….
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