Varieties for Utah - Peach

Variety	Fruit size	Uses	Harvest Time	Stone	Extra Information	Zone
Canadian Harmony	Medium to large	Fresh consumption and canning	Mid to late Aug	Freestone	Flesh is slow to brown and fruit has a longer shelf life than other peaches	5-8
Contender	Medium to large	Fresh consumption	Mid to late Aug	Freestone	Tolerant of spring frosts	4-8
Cresthaven	Medium to large	Fresh consumption, canning and freezing	Aug	Freestone	Fruit is resistant to browning	5-8
Early Elberta	Large	Fresh consumption and canning	Mid- season	Freestone	Resistant to bruising. One of the few varieties that can ripen well even when picked slightly green	5-8
Elberta	Large	Canning and fresh consumption	Sept	Freestone		5-8
Glohaven	Large	Canning and freezing	Mid Aug	Freestone	More susceptible to spring frost	5-8
Halehaven	Medium to large	Fresh consumption and canning	Early Sept	Freestone	Tree is vigorous and productive. Buds are winter-hardy. Excellent home garden variety	5-8
J.H. Hale	Extra large	Canning	Mid- late season	Freestone	Requires pollination from another variety of peach or nectarine	5-9
Loring	Medium	Fresh consumption and canning	Mid- Aug	Freestone		5-8
Red Globe	Very Large	Fresh consumption, canning, and freezing	Early to mid Aug	Freestone		5-8
Red Haven	Medium	Fresh consumption and canning	Late July	Semi-Freestone	Non browning fruit. Disease-resistant to leaf spot. Heavy bearing tree that is easy to grow	5-8

Canadian Harmony – Medium to large, freestone peach with 80% bright red blush when fully ripe. Ripens in mid to late August. Yellow moderately firm, non-browning flesh. Superb sweet flavor. Excellent for fresh eating and canning. A very hardy, productive variety. Longer shelf life than other peaches. Self-pollinating.  Zone 5-8

Contender –Medium to large, freestone fruit, Skin is red-orange color with sweet yellow flesh. Ripens in Mid to late August. Very cold hardy, tolerant of late spring frosts. Self-pollinating. Zone 4-8

Cresthaven – Medium to large, freestone fruit is bright red over a gold background. Ripens in August. Flesh is yellow and non-browning. Good for eating, canning and freezing. Zone 5-8

Early Elberta – Large, freestone,  golden yellow peach with very little or no blush. Ripens midseason. Golden yellow flesh with rich, sweet flavor. Excellent for fresh eating and canning. Most popular variety in the area. Resistant to bruising. One of the few varieties that can ripen well even when picked slightly green.

Elberta – Large, freestone, golden yellow fruit blushed with red. Ripens in September. Firm, rich, sweet, yellow flesh. Excellent for fresh eating and canning. Hardy and productive. Self-pollinating. Zone 5-8

Glohaven – Large, freestone, nearly round fruit with a highly colored skin, which is almost fuzzless. Ripens in mid August. Firm, yellow flesh with a pleasant flavor. Superior for canning and freezing. More susceptible to spring frost then other peaches. Self- pollinating. Zone 5-8

Halehaven – Medium to large, freestone fruit with red over yellow skin.  Very sweet skin. Ripens in early September. Yellow, freestone flesh is juicy and flavorful. Good for eating and canning.  Tree is vigorous and productive.  Buds are winter-hardy. Excellent home garden variety. Zone 5-8

J.H. Hale – Extra large, freestone, round fruit with golden skin, mostly covered with red blush. Sweet, firm, yellow flesh. Great for canning. Requires pollination from another variety of peach or nectarine. Ripens mid to late season, very popular late peach. Zone 5-9

Loring – Medium, freestone fruit has a red blush over yellow background. Yellow flesh is firm, medium textured. Good for eating and canning. Ripens in mid August. Zone 5-8

Red Globe – Very large, freestone, round peach. Skin is highly blushed red over golden color. Ripens in early to mid August. Firm, yellow flesh with excellent sweet flavor. One of the most attractive peaches of the season. Excellent for fresh eating, canning, or freezing. Self-fertile. Zone 5-8

Red Haven –Medium, semi- freestone, round fruit. Golden-yellow skin with attractive red blush. Ripens in late July. Non-browning, sweet yellow flesh is firm and smooth textured. Good for canning, freezing, and fresh eating. Redhaven is the standard by which all early peaches are judged. The tree is vigorous and early bearing. Self-pollinating. Disease- resistant to leaf spot. Zone 5-8