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  • From: mIEKAL aND <qazingulaza@gmail.com>
  • To: nafex mailing list at ibiblio <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [nafex] Contender Peach
  • Date: Wed, 22 May 2013 09:55:30 -0500

I had my first Contender peaches last year and of the 4 varieties i have, I
would say they are my favorite, and do seem hardier in zone 4 where I am.
I've lost 10-12 Reliance peaches over the last few years, from either
winter kill, or not going dormant quick enough in the late fall.

~mIEKAL




On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 2:56 AM, Ed Fackler <ed.fackler@gmail.com> wrote:

> Dan:
>
> Contender is very hardy (likely equal to or better than Reliance),
> matures early-mid August in Zone 6, very high quality. In most years it
> will require heavy fruit thinning.
>
> ed
>
>
> On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 8:43 PM, Dan Nave <nave1@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > I just bought a Contender Peach tree and planted it. I haven't actually
> > had any Contender peaches,
> > but bought it based only on my reading about it. Does anyone have any
> > experience with this variety?
> >
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