Q. Thank you so much for the recommended fruit tree list. When we were out at the orchard, we talked to
one of the grape pruners who liked the O’Henry peach. It seems to be quite high in chill
hours. Does it do well here? We have an Elberta, which harvests in August,
and the fruit is always small and on the mushy side. Other than that question, I think we have our
list picked out.
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| Early Elberta peach at UNCE orchard in north las vegas |
A. You may be doing something wrong with the Elberta
peach. Our July Elbertas, Early Elbertas and Lemon Elbertas all do well. About
a 4.0 on a 5.0 scale. O’Henry has only been in a few years and it is a bit
early to tell yet. I would focus on an early peach and get it off the tree, a
mid season and then you have your late season. But all our Elbertas are good
peaches and not small if you thin them and not mushy if you get them off the
tree when you should. Get an early one. O’Henry is not early and near the same
time as Elberta.
peach. Our July Elbertas, Early Elbertas and Lemon Elbertas all do well. About
a 4.0 on a 5.0 scale. O’Henry has only been in a few years and it is a bit
early to tell yet. I would focus on an early peach and get it off the tree, a
mid season and then you have your late season. But all our Elbertas are good
peaches and not small if you thin them and not mushy if you get them off the
tree when you should. Get an early one. O’Henry is not early and near the same
time as Elberta.
