Intrepid peach / nectarine
Prunus persicaA cold-hardy orange-flesh freestone peach which blooms late in the spring.
USDA identification images for Intrepid
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Parents and other ancestors of this variety
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Origins
- Species: Prunus persica - Peach
Identification
- Country of origin: United States
- Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
- Fruit colour: Orange / Red
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flesh colour: Golden / Yellow
- Fruit size: Average
Using
- Cling-stone: Freestone
- Picking season: Mid
- Keeping (of fruit): 1 week
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Cropping: Good
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Eating fresh
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 4
- Pollinating others: Average
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Attractive features: Attractive fruit
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Climate
- Frost resistance of blossom: Good resistance
- Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 5 (-29C)
- Chill requirement: High-chill
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Warm climates
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Average
- Bacterial spot: Very resistant
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Intrepid peach / nectarine trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (USA) United States
Intrepid peach / nectarine trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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