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Alan wrote:
"I am anxious to try one from the PF series that ripens with Harrow
Diamond."
I have PF1 (harvest 5 days prior to Harrow
Diamond). Last summer would have been it's first summer to fruit, alas the
April freeze, so I can't say much yet. I will say it blooms profusely and
it hasn't been as vigorous as other varieties. Word also has it, the trees
are short lived. Dennis Norton has lots of PF1's, maybe he can chime
in.
I had also wanted a PF5(from memory it
ripens around Harrow Diamond) but changed my mind. I found in
the 2004 harvest report from Mt. Vernon (Internet) they were no longer
recommending PF5 due to mediocre quality. This is confirmed by a peach
grower about 30 miles from me. He says the quality is mediocre,
but much is forgiven since it's the first peach of his season.
Mark
KS
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 4:00
PM
Subject: [NAFEX] Harrow Diamond and
Reliance peach
I've grown Diamond for about 15 years and it's pretty good for an early
peach- some pit splitting, of course. It's down side is that it is not
good at generating new wood in the interior so it is not a long lived tree if
you want to keep it compact and efficient. I think Candor is better in
this regard. I am anxious to try one from the PF series that ripens with
Harrow Diamond. One nice aspect of Harrow Diamond is its beautiful
blossoms which is also an asset of Harcrest.
Reliance can be a perfectly nice peach for the home orchard but here it's
additional hardiness has never been an asset. On the one test winter
where we lost the peach crop in temps below -20 Reliance was also
barren. I guess it's just a couple degrees hardier in the bud than
varieties like Madison and Redhaven. Redhaven, which starts to ripen
about the same time, will give you a better peach over a longer period than
Reliance and I don't think Reliance has hardier wood than other peaches so
there isn't much point in growing it here.
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