Contender Peach 4-6 ft branched tree

A new hardy peach. Blooms late, ripens in late August. Reportedly productive in Calais. Sweet and extremely juicy.

Self-fertile.

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Peaches are marginal in much of Vermont. That said we have gotten fruit for three years in a row now. Peaches are vigorous and quick to bear but winter will eventually wreck them.

Plant in a well drained location where the soil will will be shaded from winter sun, but the top will be in the sun during the summer, often on the north side of a building works well. Cold soil in the spring can delay flowering and help protect from frost damage.

We do not guarantee the hardiness of peach trees.