Sweet Peach

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When I was 11 yrs old, i'd just finished a peach and then buried the pit about a foot underground. A couple years later it grew into a "peachling". I planted it in my fathers yard and when i was 26, moved it to my present location after my parents died and my sister did not want the tree. It stood here for another 12 years and then it died. To this day I have yet to taste a peach as sweet as that one. Nothing from the super market or local orchards for that matter can compare. If anyone is familiar with the names of peaches, what is the sweetest peach you ever ate because I need to buy that tree.

 

[dave1949]

Years ago, my Mom would buy a couple of bushels of Red Haven peaches from an orchard along the southern shore of Lake Erie. We would eat fresh peaches, peach cobbler, peach pie, peaches on vanilla ice cream, and she canned them in quart jars for the winter.

Of course they were fresh picked and tree ripened to a tee, something we certainly can't get in stores around here.

I miss those peaches. So, I know what you mean.

 

[pacerron]

When I was 11 yrs old, i'd just finished a peach and then buried the pit about a foot underground. A couple years later it grew into a "peachling". I planted it in my fathers yard and when i was 26, moved it to my present location after my parents died and my sister did not want the tree. It stood here for another 12 years and then it died. To this day I have yet to taste a peach as sweet as that one. Nothing from the super market or local orchards for that matter can compare. If anyone is familiar with the names of peaches, what is the sweetest peach you ever ate because I need to buy that tree.

Belle of Georgia is a mighty sweat peach.

 

[Larry Jones]

My grandfather had an orchard of Elberta peaches, I remember them as being pretty sweet.
However, if you planted your peach from a seed it is pretty likely that it was a pretty unique tree as I think most are hybridized and won't grow "true" from a seed.

 

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My grandfather had an orchard of Elberta peaches, I remember them as being pretty sweet.
However, if you planted your peach from a seed it is pretty likely that it was a pretty unique tree as I think most are hybridized and won't grow "true" from a seed.

I planted that pit about 55 years ago. Don't know if they were doing that then. All I know is I have never tasted a peach so sweet and is why I buried the pit hoping it would turn into the same tree. It did and now I'm trying to match it. It must be somewhere or at least a variant. It was like tasting a candied apple that turned into a peach.

 

[MacLawn]

Arrow, ye're suffering from what I call "Hey, everything was better way back..." Syndrome. Problem is, ye were so hungry, everything tasted better. Ye memory is shot, that's all. Ye'll never find anther peach as sweet as those ye had when ye were a tike.

Now, being a native Georgian, and knowing me peaches (at least in me,haid) to me clings are sweeter than free stones. If ye're ever near middle Georgia, stop at Lane's near Warner Robins, and eat, eat, I tell ye, a heap of peach ice cram. I can testify that eating too much peach ice cream will not harm a human being.

 

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Arrow, ye're suffering from what I call "Hey, everything was better way back..." Syndrome. Problem is, ye were so hungry, everything tasted better. Ye memory is shot, that's all. Ye'll never find anther peach as sweet as those ye had when ye were a tike.

Now, being a native Georgian, and knowing me peaches (at least in me,haid) to me clings are sweeter than free stones. If ye're ever near middle Georgia, stop at Lane's near Warner Robins, and eat, eat, I tell ye, a heap of peach ice cram. I can testify that eating too much peach ice cream will not harm a human being.

Give me a variety Mac a variety. Cling and free pit doesn't narrow it down enough. I've got room in the orchard for two more trees. Red Haven, Elberta, Belle of Georgia were suggested, what's the other?

 

[MacLawn]

I know, arrow, but ye'll just have to research on ye varieties to get what ye like best. I'm just giving my opinion in general about clings and free stones. I can't remember but there's a variety that usually ripens in southeast GA in June, really delicious! A small cling peach. This year with such a rainy spring and summer in GA, peaches haven't been as sweet. They will taste different every year.

Here's some, and time they ripen in middle GA:


Flavorich May 15-25
Sunbrite May 18-25
Springprince May 18-25
Carored May 16-26
Goldprince May 20- June 1

 

[arrow]

I know, arrow, but ye'll just have to research on ye varieties to get what ye like best. I'm just giving my opinion in general about clings and free stones. I can't remember but there's a variety that usually ripens in southeast GA in June, really delicious! A small cling peach. This year with such a rainy spring and summer in GA, peaches haven't been as sweet. They will taste different every year.

Here's some, and time they ripen in middle GA:


Flavorich May 15-25
Sunbrite May 18-25
Springprince May 18-25
Carored May 16-26
Goldprince May 20- June 1

Ok mac Thanks. I hate doing research and rely on the experience of others. Since store bought peaches taste incredibly awful to me, you've got me wondering just what variety is shipped to markets from commercial growers. It seems they steer in the direction of what travels best as opposed to what tastes best.

 

[jwstewar]

We planted a peach tree I think 2 years ago. This is the first year we got any peaches on it. It had 3 on it last Saturday, unfortunately when we went to pick them we could only find 1. Man, that was a great peach. Super Sweet and juicy. My wife cut it up and we split it with our oldest daughter. Man, that was the best peach any of us has ever had. I believe it is a Belle of Georgia. It is self-pollinating.

 

[7879fordman]

Dixie red is the best peach period . I have been in the peach business for 30 years now . Heck my feet are propped up right now by peaches .
Peaches are what I do .


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[MacLawn]

:greenthumb:

:applause:

I have to bow to me old peach farmer - Dixie Reds are sweetest, eh? Ok, I'll have to find some!

Oh, 7879, get ye old boots off'n ye peach stand! Didn't ye Mammy teach ye no better??


"An apple is an excellent thing, until you have tried a peach."
George du Maurier (1834 — 1896)

 

[7879fordman]

:greenthumb:

:applause:

I have to bow to me old peach farmer - Dixie Reds are sweetest, eh? Ok, I'll have to find some!

Oh, 7879, get ye old boots off'n ye peach stand! Didn't ye Mammy teach ye no better??

"An apple is an excellent thing, until you have tried a peach."
George du Maurier (1834 — 1896)

The Dixie red is a old peach about died off . Doubt them Georgia boys grow any never heard them say they had them .

Boots are new and that's the way ya sat .

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Dixie red is the best peach period . I have been in the peach business for 30 years now . Heck my feet are propped up right now by peaches .
Peaches are what I do .
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Now that's what I'm talking about. Heck, I'm wondering if this variety is old, if it weren't the one I had as a weanling. One Dixie Red tree coming up. Gosh I hope that's it. I brought this conversation up with a farmer down the street from me. He doesn't grow peaches but stated when his dad was alive he had a peach tree called "Gloria"
that he remembers as the sweetest peach he ever et. He remembered it from the song "Gloria" that Laura Brannigan used to sing in the 80's. I hope he got the name right as there are so many song titles with girls names. Ever hear of that one FM ?

 

[7879fordman]

Now that's what I'm talking about. Heck, I'm wondering if this variety is old, if it weren't the one I had as a weanling. One Dixie Red tree coming up. Gosh I hope that's it. I brought this conversation up with a farmer down the street from me. He doesn't grow peaches but stated when his dad was alive he had a peach tree called "Gloria"
that he remembers as the sweetest peach he ever et. He remembered it from the song "Gloria" that Laura Brannigan used to sing in the 80's. I hope he got the name right as there are so many song titles with girls names. Ever hear of that one FM ?

The peach tree that's grown from the seed would not have been the peach that the tree was because these trees have been being spliced 100's of years ago . So who knows what the seed made as a name .

I have 50 trees right now that was grown from seed . The name will be what I give them as they really have no name as there a new tree .
Hope that makes since to ya .

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[pacerron]

Now that's what I'm talking about. Heck, I'm wondering if this variety is old, if it weren't the one I had as a weanling. One Dixie Red tree coming up. Gosh I hope that's it. I brought this conversation up with a farmer down the street from me. He doesn't grow peaches but stated when his dad was alive he had a peach tree called "Gloria"
that he remembers as the sweetest peach he ever et. He remembered it from the song "Gloria" that Laura Brannigan used to sing in the 80's. I hope he got the name right as there are so many song titles with girls names. Ever hear of that one FM ?

Do you know which of the varieties you have chosen so far are "clingstone" and which are " freestone" ?

 

[dave1949]

You need to adjust for hardiness zones too. For example an early blooming variety from Georgia or Arkansas could get spring frost damage in RI. Although the cooler temperatures in RI may delay it some, it will still be responding to increasing daylight hours.

Here's some neat info about peaches. See the varieties chart.
AG-30B

When choosing a peach variety, the main features to consider are the chilling requirement, the time of ripening, and the intended market for the crop. The characteristics of various peach and nectarine varieties are listed in Table 1. As mentioned previously, varieties with less than a 750-hour chilling requirement should not be planted in North Carolina because of the risk of crop loss due to spring frosts or freezes. Time of ripening is especially critical for commercial growers who sell to local markets, roadside retail, or have pick-your-own operations. It is recommended that growers select multiple varieties that will ripen over a six- to eight-week period. Thus, the harvest season can be extended, and repeat business is possible. For roadside retail sales, it is essential to have varieties with overlapping maturity dates for a continual supply of fruit. Variety selection should be tailored to consumer demands in a given locale.

 

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You need to adjust for hardiness zones too. For example an early blooming variety from Georgia or Arkansas could get spring frost damage in RI. Although the cooler temperatures in RI may delay it some, it will still be responding to increasing daylight hours.

Here's some neat info about peaches. See the varieties chart.
AG-30B

When choosing a peach variety, the main features to consider are the chilling requirement, the time of ripening, and the intended market for the crop. The characteristics of various peach and nectarine varieties are listed in Table 1. As mentioned previously, varieties with less than a 750-hour chilling requirement should not be planted in North Carolina because of the risk of crop loss due to spring frosts or freezes. Time of ripening is especially critical for commercial growers who sell to local markets, roadside retail, or have pick-your-own operations. It is recommended that growers select multiple varieties that will ripen over a six- to eight-week period. Thus, the harvest season can be extended, and repeat business is possible. For roadside retail sales, it is essential to have varieties with overlapping maturity dates for a continual supply of fruit. Variety selection should be tailored to consumer demands in a given locale.

Thanks for this Dave. I'm figuring what I read in the plant catalogs as far as location advised for certain species is good enough for me. I had a chuckle when I read in the article what the primary reasoning should be for selecting peach varieties. My criteria is "sweetness" and that's it.

 

[npalen]

I've never tasted peaches as sweet as those we had when I was a kid. Could it be that our taste buds are more discriminating and sensitive to sweets at an early age? We buy peaches here in central Kansas that are brought in from Colorado. People line up behind the truck to pay $29 for a small box of them. Yes, they are good.

 

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The peach tree that's grown from the seed would not have been the peach that the tree was because these trees have been being spliced 100's of years ago . So who knows what the seed made as a name .

I have 50 trees right now that was grown from seed . The name will be what I give them as they really have no name as there a new tree .
Hope that makes since to ya .

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Ok so let me get this straight. Any peach tree I buy will be grown from a seed or sprouting correct? So the original tree produced some very sweet peaches. The seed will not produce the same tree? How then can one select based on sweetness? I've had unbelievably sweet peaches from the exact same tree that other peaches have tasted way less sweet and this is within the same crop! This is turning way more complicated than I like.