Q. I live in the Mesquite area (1800 ft elevation) and was
looking to plant 3 differant varieties of peach’s that would not ripen all at
the same time. Would also appreciate some advice on when to plant them and
where I might obtain them should you recommend bare roots.
looking to plant 3 differant varieties of peach’s that would not ripen all at
the same time. Would also appreciate some advice on when to plant them and
where I might obtain them should you recommend bare roots.
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| The eye-popping visual of Indian Free peach. Flavor is incredible as well when it is grown in the desert. |
A. It is hard to predict which peach trees will be available
for you to purchase to help you plan. I can make recommendations but these
trees may or may not be available.
Off of the top of my head, I would probably
pick a yellow peach, a white peach for sure. Something like May Pride, Babcock
and Indian Free. If you look at my downloadable recommended variety list it
will tell you which are early, mid and late peaches.
You can also look at varieties posted on Dave Wilson Nursery
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Check out Dave Wilson's harvest date chart and subtract two weeks from it for southern Nevada. My backyard is no comparison to the UNR orchard, but of 16 trees is has been very accurate.