Desiree® is a high quality semi-freestone fruit with few split pits. This medium, yellow fleshed and highly colored peach is a good early season market variety. It ripens 8 days before Sentry and resists bacterial spot.

Desiree® was developed at the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station at Rutgers University.

Almost all peaches are self-fertile and require no pollinators. They will set heavy crops on single trees, which need heavy and aggressive thinning early in the season for best fruit size. Maintain good vigor in peaches by pruning every year, and fertilizing moderately. Aim for 1-3 feet of new growth a year. Fertilize early in the season, so that growth is well hardened off before fall and winter cold weather.

Height

10-14

Spread

8-12

Zone

5-8

Color

Dark red

Categories

Peach Varieties, 

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