Redhaven peach / nectarine
Prunus persica
Redhaven is the definitive American peach - sweet, juicy, with a yellow flesh which comes away easily from the stone.
Redhaven peach / nectarine identification images
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USDA identification images for Redhaven
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.
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United States
- Heidi Pocklington in Suffolk, VIRGINIA
- Milovan Popovic in Ellington, CONNECTICUT
- William Sommerville in South Dartmouth, MA
France
- Richard Borrie in Objat,
Spring blossom records for this variety
2022 season
- 22nd March 2022 - tree owned by Richard in Objat, France
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Origins
- Species: Prunus persica - Peach
Identification
- Country of origin: United States
- Period of origin: 1900 - 1949
- Fruit colour: Orange / Red
- Flower colour: Pink - dark
- Leaf colour: Green
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flesh colour: Golden / Yellow
Using
- Cling-stone: Freestone
- Picking season: Mid
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-3 days
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Cropping: Good
- Fruit persistence: Ripens over a period
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Food uses: Culinary
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Experienced
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Average
- Vigour: Slightly large
- Precocity: Precocious
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Climate
- Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 4 (-34C)
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Warm climates
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Hot (>30C / 86F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Good
- Peach leaf curl: Some resistance
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Redhaven peach / nectarine trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (USA) United States
Redhaven peach / nectarine trees - Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Redhaven peach / nectarine trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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