Live Contender Peach Tree | 2-3 Foot sized tree

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USDA Growing Zones and Chill Hours

• Thrives in USDA Zones 5-8
• Requires 1000 chill hours, making it ideal for areas with cool winters ❄️

Pollination & Fruit Production

• Pollination: self-pollinating, so you don’t need another tree for fruit production. However, planting additional trees can improve the fruit size and yield.
• Fruit Description: This tree produces large, round peaches with a golden-yellow skin and a deep red blush. The flesh is tender, juicy, and sweet, with a hint of tartness that balances the flavor perfectly.
• Taste: The Belle of Georgia peaches are known for their bold sweetness and juicy, tender texture, making them ideal for snacking or culinary applications.
• Ripening Time: The fruit ripens in mid to late summer, typically between July and August, providing a sweet harvest of delicious peaches.

How to Plant & Grow Peach Trees

• Sun Requirements 🌞: Full sun is essential for optimal fruit production, requiring at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight each day.
• Soil Requirements 🌿: Prefers well-draining, slightly acidic soil (pH 6.0-7.0) with plenty of organic material to ensure healthy growth and abundant fruit.
• Spacing 🌳: Space trees 10-15 feet apart to allow for healthy growth and proper air circulation.
• Mature Size 🌳: The Belle of Georgia Peach Tree typically grows to a height of 12-15 feet, making it perfect for smaller lands or backyard gardens.

Step-by-Step Planting Instructions

• 1️⃣ Prepare the Soil 🧑‍🌾: Choose a sunny location with slightly acidic, well-draining soil. Amend the soil with compost or organic matter to improve fertility.
• 2️⃣ Dig a Hole 🕳️: Dig a hole that is twice the size of the root ball to provide enough space for the roots to establish and grow.
• 3️⃣ Position the Plant 🌿: Place the tree in the hole, ensuring the top of the root ball is level with the surrounding soil surface.
• 4️⃣ Backfill & Water 💧: Fill the hole with soil, press gently to remove air pockets, and water thoroughly to settle the roots in place.
• 5️⃣ Mulch Around the Base 🌱: Apply mulch or Weed Pro Weed Mats around the base of the tree to retain moisture and suppress weed growth.

Ongoing Care & Maintenance

• Watering 💧: Keep the soil consistently moist during the first year of planting. Once established, water deeply once a week, especially during dry periods.
• Pruning ✂️: Prune annually to remove dead or damaged wood and shape the tree for better airflow and fruit production.
• Fertilizing 🍃: Apply Nutra-Pro 1st Year Fertilizer Paks to support strong root growth. For mature trees, use a balanced fertilizer in early spring to promote fruiting.
• Protection 🛡️: Use Max Growth Tree Shelters to protect young trees from pests, animals, and extreme weather 🌳🛡️.

Ripening Time, Taste & Uses

• Ripens in mid to late summer, typically between July and August.
• Sweet, juicy peaches 🍑 with a smooth, tender flesh, ideal for snacking or using in culinary dishes.
• Great for eating fresh, baking into pies, making jams
  
  

  About the Contender Peach Tree

  The Contender peach is known for being cold-hardy and having excellent disease resistance. Developed in Raleigh, NC, it was introduced in 1988. It is part of the peach tree family, prunus persica.

  Grow peaches in regions where temperatures fall well below zero! This exceptionally hardy variety is perfect for northern orchards. It consistently yields large crops of sweet, juicy medium-to-large fruit.

  The yellow flesh is perfect for eating fresh, canning, or freezing. It is a freestone peach (also known as a melting peach,) meaning the flesh separates easily from the peach pit.

  The tree blooms with an abundance of showing pink blossoms in the spring. It is self-pollinating, but adding another pollinator nearby may increase the size of your crop.

  Enjoying the Fruit

  These peaches are medium to large and non-browning! They are delicious to eat fresh and perfect for home preservation. Enjoy peach pies, cobbler, ice cream, and more.

  Peaches are a good source of fiber and vitamin C. They also contain vitamin A and beta-carotene.

  Growing Contender Peach Trees

  These fruit trees need full sun and well-drained soil. To produce the best fruit, peach trees should be pruned, and the fruit should be thinned.

  Contender peaches have excellent resistance to bacterial leaf spot. This tree requires 1000 chill hours during the winter, meaning it needs that number of hours between 32° and 45° F to go dormant and properly set fruit in the spring. See below to view this plant’s USDA zone compatibility.

  Buy a Contender Peach tree to enjoy growing peaches that are cold-hardy and disease resistant.

  
  

  Characteristics

  Bloom Color	Pink
  Bloom Time	Late
  Chill Hours	1000
  Fruit Color	Red
  Fruit Size	Medium - Large
  Hardiness Zone Range	4 - 8
  Pollination	Self-Pollinating
  Ripens/Harvest	August

  Shade/Sun	Full Sun
  Soil Composition	Loamy
  Soil Moisture	Well Drained - Average Moistness
  Soil pH Level	6.0 - 7.0
  Taste	Sweet
  Texture	Firm
  Years to Bear	2 - 4