Beat the Heat with a Branstool Peach!

Sweet and juicy peaches are our specialty! We have been growing tree-ripened peaches since 1983. Unlike a lot of store bought peaches, the grower has to pick the fruit before it’s fully ripe in order to ship it around the country. We wait to pick until the peach is truly ripe and ready.

Generally, our peach season is mid-July through mid-September. We did remove the early peach cultivars in the fall of 2025 since the trees were very old and production was waning. Our first peach of the season will now be Red Haven the last week of July.

Please note that our 2026 peach crop was heavily damaged due to a -14 night in late January. Dormant peach buds can only only -12. We suffered more loss when those buds that made it finally swelled and temps fell into the low 20’s. There will be some peaches but not many. We will supplement with peaches from the south early on and then Virginia and Pennsylvania later in the season. We are always happy to sample so you can try before you buy.

Varieties and approximate ripening dates here in Utica

Summer Serenade - mid-July

Red Haven - late July

Raritan Rose (white flesh) - late July

John Boy -early August

Canadian Harmony - mid-August

Contender - mid-August

Veteran - mid-August

Madison - mid-August

Coral Star - late August

Gloria - late August

Biscoe - late August

Summer Pearl - late August

Encore - early September

Victoria - mid-September