Characteristics of major Peach Varieties of Texas

*Varieties are listed in chilling categories for convenience only.  Select varieties with chilling requirements appropriate for specific areas.

Varieties for Low Chill Regions
Variety
Fruit Size
Stone Freeness 
Chilling Requirement 
Avg. Ripe Date
EarliGrande
Small-med
Semi-cling 
200
4/15-4/20
FlordaCrest
Small-med
Semi-cling
350
4/18-4/24
Flordaprince
Small
Cling
100
4/19-4/29
ValleGrande
Medium
Semi-free 
200
4/20-4/25
TropicBeauty
Medium
Semi-free
150
4/25-4/30
TropicSweet
Medium
Free
175
4/25-5/01
Flordaglo
Medium
Semi-free
150
4/29-5/7
TropicSnow
Medium
Semi-free
150
5/14-5/25
FlordaGrande
Large
Semi-Cling
100
5/16-5/27

Varieties for Medium Chill Regions
Variety
Fruit Size
Stone Freeness
Chilling Requirement 
Avg. Ripe Date
Springold
Small
Cling
750
5/15-5/20
FlordaKing
Large
Cling
450
5/15-5/20
Bicentennial
Small
Cling
700
5/20-5/30
Texstar
Med-large
Free
650
5/20-6/01
Juneprince
Med-large
Semi-free
650
5/20-6/01
Junegold
Large
Cling
650
5/22-6/03
Goldprince
Med-large
Free
650
5/23-6/05
Tex Royal
Large
Free
600
6/02-6/12
Sentinel
Large
Semi-free
850
6/03-6/14
Gala
Large
Semi-free
700
6/04-6/15
Rio Grande 
Large
Free
450
6/10-6/20
Flavorcrest
Large
Free
750
6/10-6/20
Harvester
Med-large
Semi-free
750
6/15-6/25
La Feliciana
Large
Free
550
6/20-7/04
Hawthorne
Large
Free
700
6/27-7/7
Fireprince
Large
Free
800
6/30-7/09
Dixiland
Large
Free
750
7/14-7/30

Varieties for High Chill regions
 
Variety
Fruit Size
Stone Freeness
Chilling Requirement 
Avg. Ripe Date
Springold
Small
Cling
750
 5/15-5/20
Bicentennial
Small
Cling
700
5/20-5/30
Sentinel
Large
Semi-free
850
6/03-6/14
Surecrop
Medium
Cling
1,000
6/10-6/15
Harvester
Med-large
Semi-free
750
6/15-6/25
Majestic
Large
Free
800
6/25-7/01
Ranger
Large
Free
950
6/27-7/03
Milam
Large
Free
750
7/01-7/10
Redglobe
Large
Free
850
7/01-7/10
Loring
Large
Free
750
7/06-7/11
Denman
Medium
Free
750
7/08-7/16
Redskin
Large
Free
750
7/13-7/20
Dixiland
Large
Free
750
7/15-7/25
Flameprince
Large
Free
850
7/25-8/05



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