12 Promising Peach Cultivars For Florida

Flordabest peach

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Peach cultivars developed by UF/IFAS have opened the door for an entire new crop selection for Florida growers. Click through the pages at the bottom to see a rundown of varieties suited for planting in the state and where they perform best.

FlordaBest

• Melting flesh
• 250 chill units
• FDP: 82 days
• The fruit has 90% to 100% blush, making it very attractive

 

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Terms To Know

Getting acquainted with peaches for the first time? The following are terms you need to know.

Melting Flesh: These varieties are juicy but can have shipping problems because of this. Melting flesh varieties have shorter shelflives, and therefore might be best suited for U-Pick and farmers’ market situations.

Non-Melting Flesh: These varieties are firmer when tree ripe. Shipping these varieties is easier, and they have a longer shelflife. One potential negative of non-melting flesh peach varieties is a consumer bias that firm equals unripe fruit.

Chill Units: These are units required for chilling to produce optimum crops. One unit = 1 hour below 45°F but above 32°F that are accumulated over a 24-hour period.

Fruit Development Period (FDP): This is the period from the peak time of bloom to the peak of
harvest time.

Promising Peaches For Florida-Gulfcrest

Gulfcrest peach

Gulfcrest

• Non-melting flesh
• 525 chill units
• FDP: 65 to 75 days
• Ripe fruit has 90% to 95% red color over deep yellow to orange ground color

Promising Peaches For Florida-Gulfking

Gulfking peach

Gulfking

• Non-melting flesh
• 350 chill units
• FDP: 77 days
• The variety produces good size, shape, and color in North Florida

Promising Peaches For Florida-TropicBeauty

TropicBeauty peach

TropicBeauty

• Melting flesh
• 150 chill units
• FDP: 89 days
• Yellow background
• Good for local markets, long-distance shipping if harvested early

Promising Peaches For Florida-UFBeauty

UFBeauty Peach

UFBeauty

• Non-melting flesh
• 200 chill units
• FDP: 82 days
• Large size fruit, 100% blush
• Clingstone with yellow flesh
• Cropping may be unreliable if night temperatures during bloom are above 57°F

Promising Peaches For Florida-UFBest

UFBest peach

UFBest

• Non-melting flesh
• 100 to 150 chill units
• FDP: 85 days
• Highly colored, 90% blush
• Good size, uniform
• Good branching structure

Promising Peaches For Florida-UFBlaze

UFBlaze peach

UFBlaze

• Non-melting flesh
• 300 chill units
• FDP: 83
• The variety produces heavy annual crops of early ripening fruit with yellow flesh

Promising Peaches For Florida-UFGlo

UFGlo peach

UFGlo

• Non-melting flesh
• 400 chill units
• FDP: 80 to 85 days
• This white flesh variety provides consistent yields in North Florida

Promising Peaches For Florida-UFOne

UFOne peach

UFOne

• Non-melting flesh
• 150 chill units
• FDP: 95 days
• Yellow flesh, with semi-clingstone pit
• Red skin over 40% of fruit, sunlight exposure helps to increase red color
• Trees are moderately vigorous, semi-spreading

Promising Peaches For Florida-UFSharp

UFSharp peach

UFSharp

• Non-melting flesh
• 325 chill units
• FDP: 105 days
• The variety has reliable cropping with excellent fruit size, shape, and firmness

Promising Peaches For Florida-UFSun

UFSun

UFSun

• Non-melting flesh
• 100 to 150 chill units
• FDP: 80 to 85 days
• Large size fruit, 50% to 60% red skin with darker red stripes
• Trees are highly vigorous with semi-spreading growth

Promising Peaches For Florida-UFO

UFO Peach

UFO

• Non-melting flesh
• 250 chill units
• FDP: 105 days
• Semi-clingstone with yellow flesh
• Pruning is limited to the summer period for reliable cropping

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Avatar for marvin p powers marvin p powers says:

Ok i would like to send my daughter a peach tree in Northern Florida. I would like the sweet, juicy peaches like in the old days. can’t seem to find these in supermarkets. Mostly hard, not so sweet Peaches.

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