Peach 'Redhaven'

(Prunus persica “Redhaven”)

Light Full Sun
Plant type Deciduous tree
Hardiness zones Zone 5-8
Height 12 - 25 feet
Width 12 - 15 feet
Accent Clusters of fragrant pink flowers emerge from deep rose buds in early spring
Foliage Deciduous.  Branches have a spreading nature. Foliage turns bright gold in fall
 
• Simple upkeep and ease of growing 
• Blooms late to avoid spring frosts. 
• Disease-resistant to bacterial leaf spot as well as peach leaf curl and can be expected to live more than 40 years with proper care.
• Freestone.
• Self-pollinating.


PLANTING

Planting time:dormant bare root in spring.
Light: Full sun. 
Soil: 6.0-7.0. Loamy. Well Drained - Average Moistness


MAINTENANCE

Watering
• Water your peach tree once a week during its first year and during the fruiting season.

Fertilizing
• Do not fertilize until your trees begin bearing fruit (about 2-4 years).
• To prevent any chance of chemical burn, do not fertilize past July 1st.
•   Spread a balanced fertilizer such as 10-10-10 or 12-12-12 beneath the canopy of the tree every spring before new growth begins. Apply 1 pound of fertilizer for each year of the tree’s age up to 5 pounds.

Pruning
• Thin the fruit on the tree when the young peaches reach 1 inch in diameter and the tree has already dropped some of the small fruit. Remove peaches until the fruit remaining on the tree is spaced about 6 to 8 inches apart. Aggressive thinning is crucial to both fruit size and sweetness
• Around summer solstice, prune to reduce size.
• In late fall after leaves are gone, prune to remove 3Ds.


PROBLEMS

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HARVEST

• 2-4 years to bear
• Ripens in late July.
• Harvest when the fruit is yellow, the flesh gives slightly and the peach pulls away from the tree easily. Tend to color early and sometimes look riper than they are.
• almost fuzzless skin over firm, creamy textured yellow flesh