Peach Varieties at Shaw Orchards




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Jul 1
Sep 10
Jul 10, 2008
Sep 10, 2008

July 2, 2008: 'Full crop to look forward too. No Pick-your-own peaches.

Our sweet and juicy peaches are picked by hand at the peak of ripeness and are available at our farm market. We also deliver to many area grocery stores. All of our peaches are great for snacking, but for other uses, make sure you get freestone, or ripe semi-freestone peaches.

Juicy, fresh peaches are great eating by themselves, but for a real treat, try some of our recipes.

We hope that this information assists you when purchasing our many different varieties of peaches. The season will be at least 60 days long, so enjoy….

Helpful definitions:
Cling: Peach that will not come off the pit, except with a knife. Our early peaches are clings, but sliced and served on ice cream or cereal, they are full of flavor and juice making them a treat. We recommend Candor for preserves because of its flavor and quality, so cling is not a "bad word".

Semi-freestone: Peach that will come off the pit when fully ripe. Usually early season peaches.

Freestone: Peaches that can be twisted and will fall off their pit. If you are going to can, you will definitely want to wait for the Freestones.

PEACH RIPENING CALENDAR 2005
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SENTRY	July 15	Large size, big flavor, semi-freestone.
GARNET BEAUTY	July 16	Early Red Haven sport, freestone when fully ripe.
RED HAVEN	Aug 3	Early season, standard of the industry. Good freezing peach.
SALEM	Aug 10	New very popular peach variety, with size up to 4 in. this year!
EARNIES CHOICE	Aug 12	Good quality, very attractive peach. Freestone.
BOUNTY	Aug 19	New large yellow freestone
FAYETTE	Aug 29	Good quality, firm peach. A good one to end the season. Wonderful for canning or freezing. Freestone.

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