CONTENDER Peach (bare root)

CONTENDER Peach (bare root)Contender peaches are cold hardy and tolerate frost well, making them one of the few varieties that can grow in northern regions. Fruit are large with red blush, firm yellow flesh, freestone, and blooms late. Ripens nine days before Elberta. Chilling requirement is 1050 hours. Hardy is zones 5 9. ***Is self pollinating, but will produce a larger crop when planted near another variety. ******Due to the sensitivity of bare root peaches we will begin

Vigorous and productive

Chilling requirement is 1050 hours

Excellent quality

smooth and nearly round with freestone flesh

Bears two crops

and uniform appearance

Good disease resistance and has an early harvest date

Plants have average growth height and are fairly disease resistant

They are claimed to enhance the immune system and improve eyesight and circulation

Continues to fruit until frost

and orange-red leaves in fall

very high yields