A favored late summer peach at Dave Wilson Nursery for providing consistent high yields and large size fruit. Kaweah has a delicious true peach flavor with a good balance of sugar to acid and is an all-purpose fruit good for fresh eating, baking, canning, jams and jellies. Recent low-chill trials have shown Kaweah to be productive with less than 500 chill hours
Kaweah Peach
Kaweah Peach
- Estimated Chilling Requirement
Fewer than 500 hours below 45°F - USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
- - Pollination
Self-fruitful.
- Bloom Season within fruit type(see note)
late midseason - Harvest Season within fruit type
late - Harvest Dates
August 8 to August 25(approximate for Modesto, CA area) - Developed by Zaiger Genetics. U.S. Plant Patent No. 10177. (Expired)
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Additional Notes
In DWN formal taste tests, Kaweah 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, Kaweah is offered on the following rootstock(s) (listed in order of quantity in production, largest quantity first):
Nemaguard (standard)
Lovell (standard)
Citation (semi-dwarf, 1/2 to 2/3 of standard size)
