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An early season peach developed by Paul Friday in Coloma, Michigan, PF 5D Big harvests 24 days before Redhaven.  The fruit has good size and excellent flavor for an early peach.  The tree is hardy, and minimal cases of split pits have been observed in our trials.

Royalty: $1.75/tree

Now offering this newer selection from Paul Friday’s breeding program in Michigan. PF 8 Ball has excellent size for the early season. First pick fruit is typically semi-cling, with successive picks being freestone. Fruit size is also impressive for an early season selection and reports on flavor have been favorable. Harvests 10 days before Redhaven.

Royalty: $2.25/tree

Developed in Michigan by Paul Friday, PF 23 is a medium to large, yellow freestone peach with excellent color and firmness. Trees are winter hardy, vigorous and productive. Recommended as a variety to follow Loring. Moderately susceptible to bacterial spot.

Royalty: $1.00/tree

Another selection from the Paul Friday breeding program. PF 24-007 is a large, well-colored, firm freestone peach ripening 5 to 7 days before Cresthaven. The trees are very productive, requiring only moderate thinning to achieve optimum fruit size.

Royalty: $1.00/tree

A large, freestone peach with a melting texture. It has good flavor and colors nicely to a deep red over a yellow background. GaLa harvests five to six days before Redhaven, filling an important season between Sentry and Redhaven. The trees crop annually and are somewhat resistant to bacterial spot. GaLa was a joint release from the Louisiana Ag Experiment Station and USDA-ARS in Byron, Georgia. It has been tested for many years and has adapted well to both central and southern regions.

Introduced by Michigan State University, fruit is large, firm and uniform in size. Fruit color is mostly red with deep yellow ground color. Trees are vigorous and buds are very hardy against spring frosts.