On 8/20/2011 11:25 AM, Cindy Fuller wrote:
> In >,
> Jim > wrote:
>
> snipped
>>
>> I've got until February or so to look into it-- and from what I've
>> seen so far, the NY nurseries only have white, so maybe the yellows
>> aren't hardy up here.
>>
> Depends on where you are in NYS. The area between Oswego and Rochester
> had numerous peach orchards when I was growing up. Additionally, the
> microclimates around the Finger Lakes that allow vinifera grapes to be
> grown would support peaches. I'd strongly suggest getting more than one
> tree, based on my experience with the apricot tree on the back 40 of our
> yard. The trees may not be self-pollinating.
>

I think donut peaches are self-pollinating but a lot of the information
on the 'net is incomplete. It is often assumed that there is only one
(white) variety. A local farmers' market had three types two days ago:
green, red-blushed and yellow. None were fully ripe but there was a
beautiful odor from my fruit bowl this morning where the yellow ones had
ripened. The one I had was great!


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James Silverton, Potomac

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