Plant: Contender - Peach Tree
Peach Tree · Prunus persica 'Contender'
Size: 5 gal
Light
Bloom
Mature size
More about this plant
Contender is a cold hardy peach developed in Raleigh, North Carolina, self pollinating and a heavy bearer each year. It is an erect, rapid growing tree with pink spring flowers that attract bees, followed by medium sized freestone fruit that is firm, sweet and juicy, non browning and of excellent quality, ripening mid to late August. Plant it in full sun of six or more hours a day in a well drained neutral loam. It is a high maintenance tree with frequent insect and disease problems. The leaves, seeds and stems contain cyanide and it is listed as a problem for cats, dogs and horses.
- Full Sun
- Grows to 25 ft tall and 25 ft wide
- Blooms in spring
- Hardy in USDA zones 4-8
- Deciduous foliage
Plant description
Contender is a cold hardy peach developed in Raleigh, North Carolina, self pollinating and a heavy bearer each year. It is an erect, rapid growing tree with pink spring flowers that attract bees, followed by medium sized freestone fruit that is firm, sweet and juicy, non browning and of excellent quality, ripening mid to late August. Plant it in full sun of six or more hours a day in a well drained neutral loam. It is a high maintenance tree with frequent insect and disease problems. The leaves, seeds and stems contain cyanide and it is listed as a problem for cats, dogs and horses.
- Foliage
- Leaves are deciduous, lanceolate, green, 3 to 6 inches long and 0.8 to 1.2 inches wide, pinnately veined and without hairs.
- Fruit
- Medium sized freestone fruit, firm, sweet and juicy, non browning with excellent quality, ripening mid to late August.
- Bark & stems
- The bark is gray with horizontal lenticels and becomes rough and scaly with age. Young stems are reddish, older stems gray, and new growth at the tips is green and smooth.
- Native range
- China
