Very flavorful and highly productive of very large red skinned fruit with a red flesh. Indian Blood peach blooms and ripens late. A clingstone variety, very popular for canning. Zone 5-9.
ZONE: 5-9
POLLINATION/BLOOM TIME: Early blooming. Self-fertile.
RECOMMENDED GROWING AND CARE:
Full sun and lots of heat, balanced moisture, reduce grass competition in root zone. Top dress with compost yearly. Prune heavily to remove rampant twiggy growth - as much as 1/2 of all new small branches. Late season ripening.
CHILL HOURS: 800 hours below 45F
DISEASE RESISTANCE: Average. Not peach leaf curl resistant.
SIZE AT MATURITY: Dwarf - 8' x 12'| Semi Dwarf – 10-16' x 15'| Standard – 20' x 20'