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4th of July Peach
4th of July Peach

4th of July Peach

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Description

Be the first on your block to enjoy homegrown peaches. This early-producing variety yields crops of medium-to-large fruit that is firm, juicy, and sweet. The aromatic yellow flesh makes it perfect for early summer cobblers and tasty snacks. Stores well. Introduced circa 1996. Semi-freestone. Ripens in late June or early July. Self-pollinating. May be covered by U.S.P.P. #9850 or other patents. PF 5B cultivar

Characteristics

Bloom Color Pink
Fruit Color Red
Fruit Size Medium - Large
Pollination Self-pollinating
Ripens/Harvest Late June-early July
Shade/Sun Full Sun
Soil Composition Loamy
Soil Moisture Well Drained - Average Moistness
Soil pH Level 6.0 - 7.0
Taste Sweet, Juicy
Texture Firm
Years to Bear 2 - 4
Zone Range 5 - 8

Zone Compatibility

This Variety's Zone Range 5 - 8
My Hardiness Zone ?
The USDA hardiness zones offer a guide to varieties that will grow well in certain climates. Each zone corresponds to the minimum winter temperatures experienced in a given area. Make sure that your hardiness zone lies within the zone compatability range of this variety before ordering.

Recommended Pollinators

This variety is self pollinating.

In many cases, you may still want to plant pollinating partners to increase the size of your crops, but with self-pollinating varieties doing so is optional. You'll get fruit with only one plant!

Tools & Supplies

Having the proper tools and supplies when growing your own can make the difference between a good harvest and a great harvest! Here's a list that our experts recommend for this variety.

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Stark Bro's Store
I had purchased one, but sold the house where I had planted it. The new owner was thrilled to have the tree. It produced beautiful fruit.
Julia P on Oct 7, 2016
I had purchased one, but sold the house where I had planted it. The new owner was thrilled to have the tree. It produced beautiful fruit.
Julia P on Oct 7, 2016
how do you treat peach bores?
mike h on Jun 30, 2016
BEST ANSWER: It is best to prevent borer eggs from hatching by drenching the lower 18" of trunk with Sevin or Permethrin every 2-3 weeks during the egg laying period. Contact your local university extension service for exact dates in your area. This should be done every summer while the tree is young.

Once you see evidence of borer activity, it is much more difficult to control because the larvae are up under the bark and protected from contact herbicides. The wire-in-the-hole works if you can find all the holes. I've had great success using Guardian/Lawn Patrol nematodes from Hydro-Gardens. The nematodes actually hunt down and parasitize the borer larvae and kill them within a couple of weeks.
What is semi-freestone?
Terry on Sep 12, 2016
BEST ANSWER: I have about 120 peach trees. Freestone peaches allow you to completely
remove the pit by cutting around the peach. Twist the two halves and remove
the pit from one of the halves. Semi-freestone are not as easy. The peach does tends to stick to some of the pit, but it will come out if you dig it out. Cling-stone means you cannot remove the pit freely. The peach is grown attached to the pit. Cling-stone peaches usually ripen early season. Then semi-freestone and then freestone peaches. Generally.
How much yield (in bushels) will I get from a mature 4th of July Peach tree?
John B on Dec 30, 2016
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your question! Of course, much depends upon the weather conditions, soil fertility, sunlight and food/water the tree receives, but here are some guidelines, depend: Dwarf: 1???3 bushels; Standard: 3???6 bushels. The Supreme sizes of our dwarf and standard tree will produce the same amount, but will establish stronger root systems sooner than the smaller-caliper trees.

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Great Peach !!!!
It's July 28 here in North West Michigan. Just picked my 4th of July Peaches. Very early for this far north. 2nd year planted and got a nice crop of quality fruit. Plan to order more for spring planting.
July 28, 2016
Peaches in 2nd year!
We planted a 4th of July peach tree (along with 2 other varieties) 2 years ago, and this summer it is producing peaches! It's only June now, but hopefully these will turn into large, delicious fruit by July 4.
June 2, 2016
Purchased
 over 2 years ago
Going Gangbusters!
This tree has done very well, we even had one peach that set on and even though it was no bigger than a ping pong ball, my husband and I cut it in half and enjoyed our first crop....
November 8, 2016
Purchased
 over 2 years ago
4th of July Peach
This tree has not only survived a solid winter in Maine, it looks thrilled to have done so. I'm looking forward to the day it starts producing!
June 12, 2016
Purchased
 over 2 years ago
Best Tasting Peaches
I planted 4 of the 4th of July peach trees in 2010 along with RedHaven, Reliance, Elberta and Starking Delicious peaches from Stark Bros. The 4th of July peaches definitely come ripe first and are the best tasting peaches of them all! The fruit needs to be thinned as the tree produces far too many peaches that end up being small in size compared to other varieties. People that I have shared them with told me they were the best tasting peaches they have ever had. I wish the trees grew as fast and as large as the Red Haven, but these trees are a great value to me to have early fruit and fantastic tasting fruit that is so sweet you can smell it 100 feet away.
May 14, 2017
4th of July Peach
we had a 4th of July peach tree in zone 6. It bore fruit that ripened right around the 4th of July. The fruit was nicely sized and delicious. Too bad I didn't know how to control peach tree borers until too late for that tree. We lost it and several other stone fruit trees. Rest assured I will do my level best to control the pests here in our newest location.
May 11, 2016
Purchased
 over 2 years ago
Friut
It is my first tree to fruit. I have 5 peaches and I'm very proud I look at them everyday.
May 3, 2017
Purchased
 over 2 years ago
4th of July Peace is a Pip!
The 4th of July peach has grown beautifully and I'm hoping to be able to taste some delicious looking peaches pretty soon. It seems to have grown and be
free of insect issues for the last year, a beautiful shaped tree! Thanks Stark Bros.Dr. R.S.
June 14, 2017
Purchased
 1 year ago
First year and it looks great!
No peaches yet obviously, but the tree has branched out uniformly with plenty of leaves.
August 12, 2016
Purchased
 over 2 years ago
Good peach
While I have managed to taste this variety most of the time the wild critters like them more.
May 7, 2016
Purchased
 over 3 years ago

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