This is an excellent white peach variety with a very high chilling requirement of more than 900 hours. It produces a large quantity and high quality of fruit. It can withstand a sub-freezing temperature. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: The Clemson Cooperative Extension Home & Garden Information Center has a factsheet on common diseases and a factsheet on common pests. VIDEO Created by Elisabeth Meyer for "Edibles, Bulbs, and Houseplants", a plant identification course developed in partnership with Longwood Gardens. More information on Prunus persica .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Fills a similar nichePrunus persica 'Contender'Prunus persica 'Cresthaven'Prunus persica 'Fantasia'
Full plant profile
Growing Conditions
Plant type
Edible; Tree
Life cycle
Woody
USDA zones
4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil texture
Loam (Silt)
Soil pH
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage
Mature size
Height: 8 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in. | Width: 8 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Rapid
Maintenance
High
Canopy layer
3 - Shrub (3-15 ft)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Erect
Texture
Medium
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Leaf shape
Lanceolate
Leaf margin
Serrate
Leaf size
3-6 inches long, < 1 inch wide
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
The leaves are lanceolate shaped, 3-6 inches in length and 0.8-1.2 inches broad. Pinnately veined.
Flower color
Pink
Flower detail
The pink flower blooms quite late in spring, making it one of the latest flowering commercial varieties.
Bloom time
Spring
Fruit color
White
Fruit value
Edible
Fruit detail
Large-sized fruit with a white melting taste flesh. Ripens in late July.
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Attracts
Pollinators
Food & Medicine
Edible parts
Fruit
Harvest time
Summer
Edibility
It produces large-sized fruit with a white melting taste flesh. Ripens in late July. Great for eating fresh, canning or cooking.
Landscape Use
Landscape theme
Edible Garden
Design feature
Small Tree
Garden tags
#deciduous #problem for dogs #problem for horses #problem for cats #frequent insect problems #frequent disease problems #deciduous tree #fruit tree #high maintenance #edible fruits
Problems & Resistance
Insect problems
Hickory Peach Gall Midge; White Peach Scale Insect; Lesser Peachtree Borer; 2025 North Carolina Peach and Nectarine Disease and Pest Management Guide; Greater Peachtree Borer in the Landscape; Peachtree Borer
Problems
Problem for Cats; Problem for Dogs; Problem for Horses
Poison severity
Medium
Poison parts
Leaves; Seeds
Poison symptoms
The pits contain cyanide compounds, which are poisonous. If a couple of pits are accidentally swallowed, it will not cause poisoning. The pits are more poisonous if they are ground up/crushed or the seeds are chewed. Fruit that has not been pitted should not be blended into a smoothie. Symptoms include Gasping, weakness, excitement, pupil dilation, spasms, convulsions, coma, respiratory failure.