buckvelvet
5 year old buck +
We have some good size peach orchards around here but i'm not familiar with varieties. What kinds do you guys prefer to eat? I know the deer love them here. Curious as to your experiences?
Peach Preferences?
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Turkey Creek
5 year old buck +
We were just talking about this on a fruit growers forum this a.m.. Sounds like the MI peach crop might be a complete bust this year, even to the extent of tree die back. I know parts of MI are in the "bannna belt" :D, but peaches are not a extremely cold hardy crop. There are a limited number of cold tolerant varities, but even those tend to be very hit and miss on fruit production.
Personally I would never look at them as a worthwhile wildlife investment if you live north of zone 6.
Personally I would never look at them as a worthwhile wildlife investment if you live north of zone 6.
buckvelvet
5 year old buck +
Well i'd mostly just like to plant 1 at my house for consumption. Also at another hunting property we have a spot that is called Peach Hill for no other reason then thats what the original homesteaders called in in the 1800s. I thought it would be nice to add 2-3 peach trees on that hill for posterity.
Turkey Creek
5 year old buck +
Some of the more cold hardy peaches with a track record are Red Haven, Contender, Harrow Diamond, Reliance, and Star Fire.
Bowsnbucks
5 year old buck +
Red Havens are good eaters. Not familiar w/ the rest listed by TC. ^^^^^^
Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
I've tried growing them here and finally cut down the last one a few months ago and replaced it with a chestnut tree.
The trees grow fine, but the fruit rots before it ever ripens - every single year. The one I cut down had a Red Haven tag, but who knows what it really was - it came from Wal Mart.
The trees grow fine, but the fruit rots before it ever ripens - every single year. The one I cut down had a Red Haven tag, but who knows what it really was - it came from Wal Mart.
