Our Peaches
Ripening/Harvest Dates
Note: Dates are approximate for the Central Texas area. The peaches can be earlier or later depending upon the date of the last frost.
Clingstone
Peaches whose flesh clings to the pit - generally ripen in May
| Early Flavorich – First peach, fruit medium, obtuse, heart-shaped pigmented flesh with yellow/red | May 1-15 |
| Flavorich – dark red, firm, pigmented flesh with yellow/red, large size for early variety | May 15-25 |
| Regal – very sweet, large for a cling, big producer | May 15-31 |
| Carored – A medium to small, globose to ovate, 70-90% yellowish crimson red over reddish yellow ground color | May 15-June 5 |
| Junegold – flesh is yellow, juicy, delicious, heavy producer | May 30-June 10 |
Semi-freestone
Fruit will separate from pit - ripen in early June
| Juneprince – taste, average to large size, attractive blush | May 30-June 10 |
| Southern Pearl – becoming more popular, white flesh, medium acid, moderate sweetness, decent size fruit, very productive | May 30-June 10 |
| Rich Lady – superb yellow-fleshed semi-freestone. Rich Lady is a very heavy producer of firm fruit with large size and full color | June 5-15 |
| Sentinel – large, red blush over yellow, fuzzy, ridge on side | June 5-15 |
| GaLa – medium to med-large, very good taste, firm, round, yellow flesh, 80% scarlet red over yellow-orange ground color | June 10-20 |
Freestone
Fruit having a pit in which the flesh does not cling - usually ripen in June and July
| Harvester – medium large, yellow flesh, firm, highly colored | June 15-30 |
| Cary – Mac – sweet, yellow flesh, round, yellow-reddish blush, juicy, delicious | June 10-25 |
| Majestic – very large, round, yellow flesh, red skin | June 20-July 1 |
| Loring – large, round, firm, yellow flesh, red blushed skin color, sweet | July 1-10 |
| Bounty – large to very large, round, yellow flesh, 50%+ crimson red over light greenish – yellow ground color | July 1-10 |
| Redglobe – very large, round, highly blushed red over golden, firm, yellow flesh, excellent sweetness | July 4 |
| ScarletPrince – medium-large, freestone peach with scarlet red skin with yellow flesh, very good flavor | July 4 |
| Dixiland – good color, large to very large, great taste, pointed bottom, yellow flesh | July 25-August 10 |
| Redskin – A large freestone with obvious red color and yellow flesh all-purpose excellent flavor | July 15-30 |
| JerseyQueen – large, round, juicy & have a downy yellowish-red skin | July 20-31 |
| Elberta – well colored, golden yellow blushed with red, firm, rich, sweet, yellow flesh, new strain of old peach | July 20-31 |
| Flameprince – medium to large, firm, yellow flesh, crimson red with greenish-yellow ground color | August 1-10 |
| Parade – large, yellow flesh, firm, good flavor, round, yellow-green ground color with less than 50% red over | August 10-20 |
| Big Red – Red around pit, pigment in flesh, slight tips, suture bulge, very nice taste and flavor, good sugar and acid | August 10-25 |
| Autumnprince – dull red over yellow background, yellow flesh, sweet, juicy | August 20-31 |
| Fairtime – large red – blushed, firm, yellow flesh, smooth, melting texture, good flavor | August 25-31 |
