The 2025 peach crop looks very nice! We feel grateful to make it through winter and spring blossom with few issues. Our normal peach season is mid-July through mid-November. We are pretty close to normal this year despite being two weeks early in 2024. Every year is a bit different than the last.
2025 Peach Pricing in the market is the same as the last three years: $25 a peck (at least 10 pounds), $15 for a half peck, and $7.50 a quart. We sometimes have seconds (bruised or imperfect looking in some way) for $15 a peck.
ONLY THE FINEST PEACHES!
We have 24 acres of peach trees and over 15 different varieties. Our old time favorites and most sought after peaches are Red Haven, Biscoe, and Contender. Our most recent planting of 2,300 new trees in 2020 included Red Haven, Madison, Veteran and Victoria. Each variety has the slightest distinction to ensure there is a flavor to please everyone. Check out our complete list of varieties and approximate ripening dates below.
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2025 Approximate Ripening Dates
Mid July: Desiree, Earlystar, Summer Serenade, Garnet Beauty
Late July: Red Haven, Raritan Rose (white)
Early August: John Boy, Various donut peaches
Mid August: Canadian Harmony, Contender, Veteran, Madison, Coralstar
Late August: Gloria, Biscoe
September: Encore, Victoria
CLINGSTONE vs. FREESTONE PEACHES
Clingstone peaches have flesh that sticks to the seed or pit. They are wonderful for eating out of hand but they are more difficult to use for canning or freezing. Our clingstone peaches are our first few varieties available in July.
Freestone peaches fall easily from the seed or pit and are wonderful for every purpose. Once we get to Red Haven peaches in late July or early August, depending on the weather that year, then all other varieties after that are freestone peaches.
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