Contender Peach Tree

LIFE CYCLE

• Perennial

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

• Full Sun

BLOOM SEASON

• Spring

GROWTH HABIT

• Upright

PLANT TYPE

• Color: Red
• Color: Orange
• Color: Yellow

COLOR

• Red
• Orange
• Yellow

MATURE SIZE

• 12-15 ft. x 12-15 ft.

Built for colder climates, Contender Peach delivers dependable harvests where harsh winters and late spring frosts can challenge less resilient varieties. Our Contender Peach Tree produces medium-to-large, juicy yellow peaches with a rich, balanced sweet-tart flavor and freestone flesh that slips easily from the pit. Delicious fresh from the tree and equally suited for baking, canning, and freezing, this cold-hardy favorite brings classic peach flavor to gardens across Zones 4-8.

• • Juicy, sweet-tart yellow flesh
• • Later bloom helps avoid spring frosts
• • Self-pollinating; an optional pollinating partner may increase yields

PLANTING SEASON

• Spring
• Fall

PLANTING DEPTH

• Plant at the same depth as the nursery container

WATER NEEDS

• Average

PLANT SPACING

• 12 to 15 feet

HARDINESS ZONES

• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8