Gloria® is a late mid-season peach that ripens a week after Loring.  It is large, highly colored and freestone.  The flesh is very firm, sweet, low acid and of good dessert quality.  The tree is very productive and seems to have good resistance to bacterial spot.  Recommended for the milder peach climatres of New Jersey and the upper south at this time.  Being trialed in Michigan.

Gloria® peach was developed by Rutgers University and was known as NJ351 cultivar.

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.

Gloria® is so new that Grandpa doesn't have a lot of experience with it yet, but he believes it has potential for northern peach areas like western Michigan where many peaches are grown.

Height

10-14

Spread

8-12

Zone

6-8

Color

Orangish-red

Categories

Peach Varieties, 

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