SCIENTIFIC NAME: Prunus 'Redhaven'
COMMON NAME: Peach
GARDEN SIZE: 8-10 feet tall (dwarf)
USDA ZONE: 5-8
EXPOSURE: Full Sun
WATER & SOIL: Loamy & well drained soil
HABIT (FORM): Deciduous,dwarf
BLOOM TIME: Early spring bloomer
HARVEST TIME: Mid-July (Early Summer)
CHILLING HOURS: 950 FRUIT: Non-browning, juicy, sweet; Flesh is yellow & free of stone
POLLINATION: Self-fertile
CARE: Prune when dormant. Thin out quantity early in season for larger fruit; Pre-Bloom Spray- dormant oils as well as fungicides for peach leaf curl and other diseases, plus insecticides for early season insect control; Bloom Sprays- blossom blight, bacterial spot, peach scab, brown rot are examples of disorders that require special sprays during blossom. Bees are essential for good pollination; do not apply insecticides when bee are active to protect them
USES: Good for cooking, baking, canning and freezing