Peach Varieties
Generally, earlier peaches ( mid to late July) are not as good as the regular season peaches (August). The average size is smaller, the flavor is reduced, and they are harder to cook with because the pit holds to the flesh (cling, non-freestone). As the season progresses the peaches are very similiar to eachother with some variation is coloring, flesh texture, firmness, and size. The best cooking and canning varieties come in mid to late August. All of August affords delicious eating peaches.
Peach Varieties
New Haven - (July 17th) This variety arrives around July 17th depending on the weather leading up to harvest time. The peach is yellowish orange with some red and usually achieves a medium size. It is a Semi-cling, meaning that the flesh will release from the pit cleanly sometimes but usually the flesh sticks. A good tasting peach but slightly less tart and sweet than successive varieties.
Redhaven - (July 21st) Medium sized fruit with a deep red tint and very sweet, perfectly peachy textured flesh. Semi-cling
Glohaven - (August 2nd) The first fruit that gets quite large, glohaven's are a little softer than the Redhavens. Freestone (The pit will usually release easily from the flesh)
Redglobe - (August 4th) Typically larger than all the other peaches except for the Suncrest, Redglobes are well described by their name. They are a deep red throughout the peach with little fuzz and a firm skin covering the sweet yellow flesh. Freestone
Suncrest - (August 16th) This peach is very similiar to the Redglobe except it is usually slightly larger. The Suncrest is very sweet and slightly more tart than others. How easily the flesh releases from the pit depends on specific weather and picking times for the Suncrest variety but typically this fruit can be classified as a freestone.
Cresthaven - (August 22nd) One of our best peaches, Cresthavens are yellowish orange with red accents. They are very sweet and juicy with soft flesh and firm skin. Freestone
Redskin - (August 23rd) A great eating peach, the Redskin is a close cousin of the Elberta and therefore shares it's excellent canning and cooking qualities. Freestone
Angelis - (August 25th) The Angelis is vibrantly colored with shades and streaks of yellow and red covering it. Very versatile and good for any purpose. Extremely peachy.
Elberta - (August 26th) Well known for easy canning and cooking, the Elberta is also a wonderful eating peach. It is less colorful than any of our other fruit and sometimes will appear to be green even though it is ripe. The Elberta is a perrenial favorite amongst canners and anyone wanting to cook with them.
Differentiating between our peach varieties is difficult because we only choose the highest quality, most sweet and versatile peaches to cultivate. They never arrive at the same time from year to year and all the pick dates that we have listed above are very temperamental and weather dependent. You can use all of the peaches that we sell to cook or eat thus making it less important to make sure that you get a certain type of peach. Enjoy!
Generally, earlier peaches ( mid to late July) are not as good as the regular season peaches (August). The average size is smaller, the flavor is reduced, and they are harder to cook with because the pit holds to the flesh (cling, non-freestone). As the season progresses the peaches are very similiar to eachother with some variation is coloring, flesh texture, firmness, and size. The best cooking and canning varieties come in mid to late August. All of August affords delicious eating peaches.
Peach Varieties
New Haven - (July 17th) This variety arrives around July 17th depending on the weather leading up to harvest time. The peach is yellowish orange with some red and usually achieves a medium size. It is a Semi-cling, meaning that the flesh will release from the pit cleanly sometimes but usually the flesh sticks. A good tasting peach but slightly less tart and sweet than successive varieties.
Redhaven - (July 21st) Medium sized fruit with a deep red tint and very sweet, perfectly peachy textured flesh. Semi-cling
Glohaven - (August 2nd) The first fruit that gets quite large, glohaven's are a little softer than the Redhavens. Freestone (The pit will usually release easily from the flesh)
Redglobe - (August 4th) Typically larger than all the other peaches except for the Suncrest, Redglobes are well described by their name. They are a deep red throughout the peach with little fuzz and a firm skin covering the sweet yellow flesh. Freestone
Suncrest - (August 16th) This peach is very similiar to the Redglobe except it is usually slightly larger. The Suncrest is very sweet and slightly more tart than others. How easily the flesh releases from the pit depends on specific weather and picking times for the Suncrest variety but typically this fruit can be classified as a freestone.
Cresthaven - (August 22nd) One of our best peaches, Cresthavens are yellowish orange with red accents. They are very sweet and juicy with soft flesh and firm skin. Freestone
Redskin - (August 23rd) A great eating peach, the Redskin is a close cousin of the Elberta and therefore shares it's excellent canning and cooking qualities. Freestone
Angelis - (August 25th) The Angelis is vibrantly colored with shades and streaks of yellow and red covering it. Very versatile and good for any purpose. Extremely peachy.
Elberta - (August 26th) Well known for easy canning and cooking, the Elberta is also a wonderful eating peach. It is less colorful than any of our other fruit and sometimes will appear to be green even though it is ripe. The Elberta is a perrenial favorite amongst canners and anyone wanting to cook with them.
Differentiating between our peach varieties is difficult because we only choose the highest quality, most sweet and versatile peaches to cultivate. They never arrive at the same time from year to year and all the pick dates that we have listed above are very temperamental and weather dependent. You can use all of the peaches that we sell to cook or eat thus making it less important to make sure that you get a certain type of peach. Enjoy!
