eaches are not what they once were as a commercially valuable fruit in Michigan. Most production has moved to Georgia and California where there is less danger of winter freeze damage. Amazingly, in 1899 peach production here in Michigan was virtually equal to apple production (9,000,000 bushels), and was greater than all other fruits combined, according to the Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture. An extremely hard winter in 1910 killed or damaged thousand of trees and the peach orchards never recovered. Still, as late as 1950, Michigan ranked as high as third in the nation for peach growing, and our fruit is reknowned for its superior flavor.
REDHAVEN
Redhaven is the
all-time favorite of peach lovers for both
canning and eating fresh. They are freestone,
which means that the fruit comes free from the
stone when peeled.
Other areas of
the country may grow more of this fruit than we
do here, but nothing compares with the flavor of
Michigan peaches. We even have customers from
Wisconsin who trek across the U.P. every year to
stock up on Michigan Redhavens. Keep your eye out
for them starting mid-August.
GARNET BEAUTY
A bud sport of
Redhaven discovered in the orchard of Garnet
Bruner in Ontario. It matures two weeks before
Redhaven and is semi-cling. Very sweet and
delicious.
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eaches are not what they once were as a commercially valuable fruit in Michigan. Most production has moved to Georgia and California where there is less danger of winter freeze damage. Amazingly, in 1899 peach production here in Michigan was virtually equal to apple production (9,000,000 bushels), and was greater than all other fruits combined, according to the Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture. An extremely hard winter in 1910 killed or damaged thousand of trees and the peach orchards never recovered. Still, as late as 1950, Michigan ranked as high as third in the nation for peach growing, and our fruit is reknowned for its superior flavor.
