Delicious, very early season low-chill peach with flavor and sweetness comparable to midseason varieties. Highly recommended for home orchard planting. Medium-sized, attractive red over yellow skin, yellow flesh. Very nice acid/sugar balance. 500 hours or less.
Earlitreat Peach
Earlitreat Peach
- Estimated Chilling Requirement
500 or fewer hours below 45°F - USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
6 - 9 - Pollination
Self-fruitful.
- Bloom Season within fruit type(see note)
midseason - Harvest Season within fruit type
very early - Harvest Dates
May 10 to May 20(approximate for Hickman, CA) - Developed by Zaiger Genetics. U.S. Plant Patent No. 9842. (Expired)
-WHERE TO BUY-
HOME GARDEN/RETAIL NURSERY CATALOG
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, Earlitreat is offered on the following rootstock(s) (listed in order of quantity in production, largest quantity first):
Nemaguard (standard)
Citation (semi-dwarf, 1/2 to 2/3 of standard size)
