Raritan Rose Peach Tree

Introduced:  1920’s, New Jersey

One of the firmest white-fleshed peaches, the Raritan Rose has been popular since its creation in the 1920s. with a honey-sweet flavor and melting texture. The fruit is medium to large, with a bright red blush over a creamy white background. Freestone. It is a vigorous, productive, and cold-hardy tree with high resistance to bacterial leaf spot.

Blooms Mid-Season

Ripens Early August

Best Uses - Fresh Eating, Cooking, Preserves, Baking

Dwarf root stock: Lovell

1/2” Caliper +/-

4 foot tall +/-

Final height of 12 feet +/-

Will mature in 6-7 years

Peach Tree Notes:

Plant where trees will get sun for most of the day in a well drained soil. Dig a hole large enough to accommodate the roots, don’t add fertilizers or compost when filling the hole, save those for a top-dressing once the tree leafs out. Always protect your new trees with a “mouse guard” either a wrap from a garden center or a tube made from hardware cloth. Peach trees are "self-fruitful", which means they don't need another pollinator tree. In fact, peaches often set too much fruit.

PICK TREES THAT BLOOM AT THE SAME TIME FOR PROPER POLLINATION AND FRUITING!