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Herre is a list of Cold Hardy Peaches that we grow here at Royal Oak Farm in Zone 5(4b) that have survived -25 below zero and fruited:

Cold hardy peaches: (Ripe date: +/- from Red Haven)

Contender (+18) - has high chilling

requirement (1050 hrs) & very hardy

fruit buds.

Cresthaven (+24)

Garnet Beauty (-11)

Harcrest (+26)

Madison (+24) - buds very hardy, but fruit

is tender & does not pack/ship well.

Redskin (+29) - bloom (& harvest) is

spread out, providing more frost

hardiness.

Reliance (+3) - reliable cropping, but poor

quality fruit

 

Here are two new varieties that we have not tried yet:

Summer Serenade (sport of Garnet Beauty)

Autumn Star (+ 45) - new cultivar, 2003;

very hardy fruit buds, but very late!

Dennis Norton
Royal Oak Farm Orchard
http://www.royaloakfarmorchard.com
http://www.theorchardkeeper.blogspot.com
http://www.revivalhymn.com

----- Original Message -----

From: "Ernest Plutko" <ernestplutko@wiktel.com>

To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>

Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 1:36 PM

Subject: [NAFEX] Reliance peach

Jerry:  I'm really impressed that you were able to fruit a peach 
tree
in Warroad.  How big was the pit you had the peach tree in?  
How long
did you have it before it fruited?  I've been thinking about 
your
accomplishment and I will try it myself. Are there more 
hardy
peaches? I bought a Reliance peach years ago but it died the 
first
winter.  I was going to keep working but last October I was 
fishing
in the Rainy River, hit a log and my boat sank. I swam to 
shore,
stood up and had a heart attack.  Fell back into the river 
and
floated down stream in the dark for three hours in a daze.  
Finally
came around and swam to shore again.  Decided it was time to 
retire.