All Star
(Located W4, A18, Planted 2015) Developed in Michigan in 1982, this medium size firm sweet peach has bright red skin and non-browning yellow flesh. It ripens later in the season and has been somewhat resistant to leaf curl. Partially self fertile but benefits from being pollinized by another variety. Located along the west fence.
Avalon Pride
(Located W1, K1, Planted 2015)Discovered as a chance seedling in 1981 in Issaquah WA. by Margaret Proud and named in honor of her father Donald Croft. A flavorful yellow fleshed semi freestone fruit. Good for canning or fresh eating. Ripe in mid July. Somewhat curl resistant.
Autumn Rose
(Located E2, Q9 Planted 2023) A very late ripening variety reported to have large red sweet fruit with red and white streaked flesh. While reported leaf curl resistant, it has been badly infected here.
Betty
(Located W1, C1, Planted 2015) Among the more curl resistant cultivars. A productive sweet flavorful split pit resistant peach ripe at the end of August. A seedling found near Ferndale WA.
Black Boy
(Located W1, K1, Planted 2015) A rare heritage peach with dark reddish purple skin and flesh. It is related to the Peche de Vigne, the black peach of France. It ripens late in the season and is reportedly prized eaten fresh or for preserves. However it has not produced well nor been very curl resistant and is being removed from our garden.
Blazing Star
(Located W1, J1, Planted 2025) A medium size peach with red over orange-yellow skin and yellow flesh. It is freestone, ripening in August. The flesh is moderately firm with
delicious flavor, great for canning and eating fresh. It has proven the best tasting and most reliably productive in our area. The tree is vigorous, and productive, with low susceptibility to bacterial spot. It is susceptible to leaf curl and needs to be sprayed for control.
Charlotte
(Located W1, C1, Planted 2015) Among the more curl resistant cultivars in our garden, it has attractive red-orange semi freestone fruit that is reported to also be bacterial canker resistant. It has showy blossoms and attractive red and yellow fall leaf color. Ripens in mid to late August and reported to be best when picked while firm and ripened for a few days off the tree.
Frost
(Located E2, P8 Planted 2009) Named for noted area nurseryman Herb Frost, this peach seems to be the most curl resistant of the reliably productive peaches in our garden. It has been the standard curl resistant cultivar for more than 50 years and though many resistant cultivars have been trialed at WSU Mt. Vernon, none has yet equaled it. The fruit ripens in early to mid August and has good flavor. It is semi-freestone.
Indian Free
(Located W1, L1, Planted 2015) A unique heritage peach with a yellow/red skin and flesh that is white marbled with crimson stripes. Produces crops of aromatic, but only somewhat curl resistant peaches eaten fresh and made into colorful preserves and chutneys. It ripens in late August and unlike most of the other varieties needs another peach or nectarine as a pollinizer. Reportedly brought to America by the Spanish in the 16th century, its seeds were widely planted by Native American tribes and also was in Jefferson’s Monticello orchard. A freestone variation of the Indian Blood peach.
Landt
(Located W1, F1, Planted 2015) Discovered by Rick Landt in Ashland Oregon, this is reportedly a flavorful peach with orange-yellow skin and deep orange flesh. We have found it to be the most leaf curl resistant variety however we have not gotten it to produce any fruit.
Mary Jane
(Located W1, J1, Planted 2015) A chance seedling found and named by the Strahl family in Steilacoom WA. It ripens sweet red skinned fruit in mid August. Prized for canning, drying and fresh eating. It has showy pink flowers and sets fruit even in frosty spring weather. It shows limited curl resistance.
Nanaimo
(Located W1, D1, Planted 2015) Developed in British Columbia this peach is reported to be flavorful and leaf curl resistant. It has gotten a lot of curl in our orchard and not yet produced many peaches.
Oregon Curl free
(Located W1, H1, Planted 2015) Oregon Curl free seems to be the variety Frost.
Salish Summer
(Located E2, R9 Planted 2019) Also known as Q 1-8, it is from variety trial tests at the Mt. Vernon station by Dr. Robert Norton. It was named Salish Summer by he and his wife Carol to establish the practice of naming locally developed varieties after the Salish sea. It is a white fleshed peach of good flavor and production. However in wet years it will get a lot of leaf curl if not properly sprayed.
Township
(Located E2, R9 Planted 2021) Flavorful yellow peaches ripen in late August. A somewhat leaf curl resistant variety found by Dr. Bob Norton in Northwest Washington state and tested for years in his variety trials.
