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Early Elberta Peach Tree

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Description

After a showy spring display of fragrant pink flowers, this improved variety produces delicious freestone peaches. Also called Improved Elberta or Lemon Elberta, the Early Elberta Peach Tree is the most cold-hardy of all the Elberta varieties.

The fruit is large with mostly yellow skin with some blush tones. Early Elberta peaches are juicy with yellow flesh and rich flavor, great for fresh eating, canning, and freezing.

This frost-tolerant peach tree is commonly grown in Utah and the Pacific Northwest. Harvest Early Elberta peaches in August, about 10 days before Elberta. The Early Elberta Peach is self-pollinating.

Characteristics

Bloom Color Pink
Bloom Time Early - Mid
Chill Hours 850
Fruit Color Yellow
Fruit Size Large
Hardiness Zone Range 5 - 8
Pollination Self-Pollinating
Ripens/Harvest August
Shade/Sun Full Sun
Soil Composition Loamy
Soil Moisture Well Drained
Soil pH Level 6.0 - 7.0
Taste Sweet
Texture Firm
Years to Bear 2 - 4

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 compatibility range of this variety before ordering.

Pollination

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. Plant one of these varieties within 100' for best results.

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.

Planting & Care

Learn all about how to grow peach trees in The Growing Guide. An entire section of our website dedicated to your growing success.

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6 Questions
Why did you choose this?
Stark Bro'sStore

I enjoy the sweetness of this fruit.

cherry s

Early Freestone zone5

Tom B

I want a peach tree in my yard

Bruce S

Good value,hardy type

Michael B
Do they grow indoors?
Gisela F

If you had a strong enough artificial lighting system and a big enough planter, then maybe. You'd have to manage pollination somehow and winter chill hours.

But they're not meant for that. It's like saying, 'Can you live in your closet?' Sure, but you might not be able to lay down in it and where are you going to store your stuff?

They do best outside in deep soil and full sun.

MARY B
I have heard the Elberta chill hours is 850 and the Early Elberta is 650. Correct?

There is a lot of contradicting information regarding chill hours online. Some sources have had success with 650 and others have not. We recommend that its best to stick with 850 to be on the save side.

Tabitha R.
Can any dwarf tree be in a pot indoors ?
Everett T

You can grow almost anything in a container! This excellent article will answer your questions and provide good advice. Please see "Growing Fruit Trees in Containers" //www.starkbros.com/growing-guide/article/fruit-trees-in-containers-pt1

TiffanyF
What's the difference between the Early Elberta & an Elberta?
REBECCA T

The early has a chill hour requirement of 850 and ripens in August and the Elberta requires 800 chill hours and ripens in September.

TiffanyF
Is this tree a standard or dwarf?
Cindi M.

Standard.

PATRICIA H
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5 Reviews
Rated 5 out of 5
Oct 9, 2024
Tree arrived in good shape. Leafed out well after planting. Waiting for next year for branches to start growing.
ROBERT T
Rated 5 out of 5
Jun 14, 2024
Early Elberta peach tree success
My Early Elberta bare root peach tree arrived and I planted it along with some other fruit trees I transplanted from our old place as we just moved to a new small acreage this past fall. My other fruit trees as well as my transplanted nut trees started putting on leaf buds, then leaves appeared, but the Early Elberta lacked leaves. I thought that it may not have survived shipping and subsequent planting, so I called Stark Bros and was advised to wait to see if it might have been a late bloomer due to the planting stress. Sure enough, about three weeks after my other fruit trees leafed out, the Early Elberta began leafing out. It looks good now & I hope to have peaches in a couple of years.
BRUCE S
Rated 5 out of 5
Aug 23, 2022
Great peaches
Great tree. Had fruit the 2nd year. It was one of the best peaches I have ever tasted
GARRETT B
Rated 2 out of 5
Jun 10, 2024
It is not growing very good.
We notified we out tree was shipped, we just found it one day.. We planted it but it only has small leaves and half the branches look dead.
EARL B
Rated 1 out of 5
Aug 19, 2022
It's dead Jim.
Stark's sent me an email asking about how much I like my Elberta peach tree. Funny thing is, I've sent them numerous emails trying to warranty the thing and never got a response. It never came out of dormancy when I planted it, never formed a single leaf, and after 18 months I finally pulled it and replaced it with a peach tree from another company which is doing fantastic.

TLDR: Warranty doesn't /actually/ exist.
KATRINA B

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