Stark® Saturn Peach Tree

Stark® Saturn Peach looks unlike any other peach you’ve grown — a distinctively flat, disc-shaped fruit also called a donut peach, flat peach, UFO peach, or peento that stops visitors in their tracks at the fruit bowl and tastes as good as it looks. The unusual shape isn’t a novelty — it’s an ancient Chinese form dating to circa 1869 that was introduced to American home orchardists by Rutgers University and Stark Bro’s in the 1990s. Inside the distinctive shape, tender white flesh delivers a mild, sweet flavor with a naturally small pit relative to the fruit size — more edible peach per peach. Disease-resistant to bacterial leaf spot, freestone, and self-pollinating in Zones 5–8. July harvest.

Flat, Disc-Shaped, Distinctive — The Donut Peach

The Saturn Peach’s flat, circular shape with the characteristic indentation in the center is immediately recognizable and genuinely unlike any other peach variety available. The shape makes it easy to eat out of hand — the flat profile and small central pit mean children and adults can bite around the pit naturally without the awkward geometry of a standard round peach. The visual appeal at the table, in a fruit bowl, or on a cheese board is immediate and consistent — it’s simply one of the most beautiful and distinctive-looking fruits available for home growing.

Ancient Chinese Origin — Introduced by Rutgers and Stark Bro’s

The flat peach form has been cultivated in China for over 150 years — arriving in the United States in the 1800s but remaining largely obscure until Rutgers University and Stark Bro’s introduced the modern Saturn selection to American home orchardists in the 1990s. That introduction opened a genuinely unique fruit experience to American home growers who had seen flat peaches at specialty markets but never been able to grow their own.

Tender White Flesh — Mild, Sweet, and Easy to Eat

Saturn’s white flesh has a mild, sweet flavor profile — gentler and less acidic than yellow-fleshed peaches — with a tender, melting texture that makes it outstanding for fresh eating where the full flavor and texture are experienced without cooking. The freestone pit separates cleanly from the flesh, and the naturally small pit-to-fruit ratio means a generous proportion of edible white flesh in every fruit.

Why Growers Choose Stark® Saturn Peach

• Flat donut shape — the most visually distinctive peach available for home growing
• China circa 1869, introduced by Rutgers and Stark Bro’s in the 1990s — genuine heritage variety
• Tender, mild, sweet white flesh — outstanding fresh-eating flavor
• Small pit relative to fruit size — more edible fruit per peach
• Disease-resistant to bacterial leaf spot — reliable July production
• Self-pollinating freestone — productive with just one tree