We are always adding more peach trees, so our "Description of Varieties" page will change from year to year. As a general rule early season peaches are not as big and or as sweet as later peaches, but they are just as juicy. Whether it's early or later peaches, we continually remove inferior peaches from our orchard and think the peaches that remain are among some of the best available. These are some of the best.
Our son Gabriel standing next to an Autumnstar peach tree (2010). |
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We currently have about 50 different peach varieties, generally starting in late June or early July and ending in mid September. Here are some of the varieties we offer:
PEACHES:
Spring Snow. This is one of the earliest peaches we currently offer. It is a peach bred by renown peach breeder Chris Floyd Zaiger (a stone fruit breeder known for producing highly flavorful varieties). It's a very early clingstone white peach which is loaded with flavor. I'm generally not a big fan of most white peaches, but this one is one of the few exceptions. This is my favorite white peach. It's a bit small but packed with flavor.
Earlystar peach - This peach ripens about the same time as Spring Snow. This is an excellent yellow peach developed by the late peach breeder Jim Friday. Jim Friday was a well know peach breeder and cousin of Paul Friday. Jim Friday selected the best 12 peach trees out of over 8000 seedlings and named his selections the "Stellar" series. His peach trees can be recognized by the word "star" somewhere in the name. Earlystar peach is red on the outside and also has some red in the meat. It's a semi-clingstone, which means some years it is freestone and other years it's rather "clingy." You'll notice a lot of our peaches are from the "Stellar" series because they are fantastic peaches.
Risingstar peach - Another of Jim Friday's selections, this yellow peach ripens a few days after Earlystar. Last year one regular customer told me this was the best peach she'd ever had. This is my favorite early yellow peach. Semi-clingstone.
Glenglo peach - These trees produce large consistently tasty fruit. It is a seedling from the famed Loring peach (Loring was introduced by the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station in 1946.) This yellow peach is a favorite for my son Gabriel.
PF9A-007 peach - This is another peach developed by Paul Friday. Big beautiful fruit, which are delicious. Freestone.
Saturn peach - A white fleshed donut peach with beautiful red skin color. This is the sweetest white peach we grow. Tastes like candy.
Redhaven peach - This peach is the most widely planted peach in the U.S. It is considered the industry standard, and for good reason. It was developed in 1940's by Dr. Stanley Johnston of Michigan State University. It's delicious and produces some of the most beautiful peaches we grow. A very lovely freestone peach that has stood the test of time.
TangOs peach - A donut or flat peach, this peach was developed by Rutgers University. It has a beautiful yellow/orange skin. It has a unique flavor that many people just love. Rutgers named this peach TangOs, with a capital O, signifying the "O" shape of the donut peach. Most people who have tried this peach can't get enough of them. People this year were asking for this peach for another two weeks after the last one was picked.
Blazingstar peach - Another delicious yellow freestone variety from the Stellar series. It's a smaller peach but is highly requested by customers.
Challenger peach - A peach developed by North Carolina State University. This is one of those great yellow fleshed peaches packed with flavor.
Winblo peach - Another delicious peach developed by North Carolina State University (NCSU). Large yellow freestone peach. NCSU named all their peach varieties after towns surrounding the university. Nice flavor.
Ernies Choice - A very high quality yellow peach. Very intense flavor.
Contender peach - This is a very winter hardy peach which blooms late. It produces in abundant peaches in all but the most difficult peach years. Medium sized tasty peaches.
Baby Crawford peach - A very old variety which produces somewhat smaller but delicious peaches. Very lightly blushed color.
PF24c peach - Another excellent yellow peach developed by Paul Friday.
Redskin peach - At one time, this yellow peach used to be the second most widely planted peach (next to Redhaven). A large freestone peach that has Elberta as one of its parents. Similar to Elberta in flavor, but has redder color.
Carolina Gold - As the name suggests, this yellow freestone peach has a gold skin color with very little red. It is a smaller peach with an exceptional flavor.
PF35-007 peach - Another Paul Friday variety. Produces big tasty peaches around the first week in September.
Autumnstar peach - Large yellow freestone similar in flavor to O'Henry.
Victoria peach - This is the last peach of the season and it finishes the season very well. A very light colored peach with lots of peach flavor.
UPICK TART CHERRIES:
Our Upick tart cherries ripen over approximately a three week period of time in the month of June. We have the following varieties:
Juliet tart cherry. A University of Saskatchewan release. This is from their Romance series. All their Romance cherries have names which are tied (however loosely) to romantic themes. Juliet is a bright red large tart cherry with loads of flavor. This is the earliest tart cherry to ripen (in early June).
Cupid tart cherry. Another University of Saskatchewan release. Larger than Juliet. Similar in flavor profile.
Sweet Thing tart cherry. Again from the Romance series. Sweet Thing is the sweetest tart cherry released by the U. of Saskatchewan.
Balatan tart cherry. It's a smaller hungarian tart cherry. Very rich in cherry flavor. These are very dark cherries. Full of antioxidants.
UPICK BLACKBERRIES:
All of our Upick blackberries are thornless and ripen over a 3 to 4 week period generally starting in early July.
We've tried numerous different blackberry varieties and removed all but three. The three that our family has considered tops are:
Ponca thornless blackberry - A University of Arkansas release (All U. of Ark blackberry releases have American Indian names.) This berry is early, large and very sweet. It's the U of Ark. newest thornless blackberry release. It's my favorite blackberry.
Navaho thornless blackberry - This is an University of Arkansas release. It's a medium sized berry and very sweet. It has a very high sugar content.
Triple Crown thornless blackberry - Triple Crown is very popular with Upickers. A large sweet berry with a superb flavor!
TOMATOES UPICK OR WE PICK:
We have several different tomato varieties we grow every year. Here are a couple which seem to be local favorites
Pink Girl tomato. A large pink tomato. Very sweet (as far as tomatoes go). Thin skin. Makes a great slicer. It tastes like an heirloom.
Big Beef tomato. Big Beef is technically a beefsteak type tomato, which doesn't have the beefsteak baggage. Unlike a traditional beefsteak type tomato, Big Beef is round and fairly smooth on top. It also doesn't have a big core in the center to have to cut out, like other beefsteak types. It's a traditional red tomato, with good old fashioned tomato flavor.
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Mark Angermayer
Owner Tubby Fruits
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