Flowering/fruiting peach for home orchard and landscape. Profuse, showy, double pink flowers. Late blooming, but early harvest. Large, richly flavored, yellow freestone.
Double Jewel Peach
Double Jewel Peach
- Estimated Chilling Requirement
300-400 hours below 45°F - USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
5 - 9 - Pollination
Self-fruitful.
- Bloom Season within fruit type(see note)
late to very late - Harvest Season within fruit type
early midseason - Harvest Dates
June 22 to July 5(approximate for Hickman, CA) - Developed by Zaiger Genetics. U.S. Plant Patent No. 6410. (Expired)
-WHERE TO BUY-
HOME GARDEN/RETAIL NURSERY CATALOG
Additional Notes
In DWN formal taste tests, Double Jewel has been one of the most consistently high-scoring varieties, as compiled in the 2014 DWN Fruit Tasting Report.
WHILE DWARFING ROOTSTOCKS HAVE IMPORTANT ADVANTAGES, ROOTSTOCKS SHOULD BE SELECTED PRIMARILY FOR ADAPTABILITY TO THE SOIL AND CLIMATE OF THE PLANTING SITE. For the 2020-21 planting season, Double Jewel is offered on the following rootstock(s) (listed in order of quantity in production, largest quantity first):
Citation (semi-dwarf, 1/2 to 2/3 of standard size)
Lovell (standard)
