Peaches, Plums, and Pears! Oh my!

Peaches:

Even though we're on the northern fringe of peach country, and our cold winters can sometimes damage our peach buds, we still grow peaches because their just so darn good! We grow thirteen varieties of peaches. They start ripening in early August and continue through the middle of September. We even grow a few white peaches!                                                                

Our yellow peach varieties, in order of ripening, are Garnet Beauty, New Haven, Salem, Ernie's Choice, Canadian Harmony, Madison, Glohaven, Cresthaven, Jerseyglo, and Autumnglo.

Our white peach varieties are Earli-Redfire, Raritan Rose, and White Hale.

Plums are an exciting treat on our farm. We grow both the Japanese type as well as the prune plum. The japanese plums are sweet and very juicy. We start havesting the Methley variety in July, followed by the Shiro (a yellow plum), and the Ozark Premier.

The prune plums are sweet with a drier texture. They start with the Stanley variety in September, followed by Bluefre, and President.

Pears:

A rare and unusual fruit grown on our farm is the Asian Pear (aka Korean Pear, Chinese Pear, or Apple Pear). This is a large round pear with a crisp texture. It is sweet and very juicy. Unlike the Italian Pear, Asian pears are crisp when ripe and should not be allowed to soften. The skin of this pear is an orange-bronze russet. The skin is edible, though some prefer to peel this pear. We grow two varieties, Chojuro (September) and Arirang (aka Korean Giant, in October).