--ELBERTA-- Discontinued: We will no longer be carrying peach trees. Please visit Trees of Antiquity to buy peach and other fruit trees. The Queen of Peaches Excellent juicy, yellow freestone peach. Great for eating fresh or canning. Self-fruitful. Extremely vigorous trees requiring regular pruning and thinning. Needs fertile, well-drained soils. Tend to bloom early and may be difficult to crop in late frost areas. Plant several varieties for continued supply, as ripe fruit does not store well By pruning, you can keep your tree at any height. Harvest 4-5th year. Approximate harvest period (for Central CA): July. Grafted onto KRYMSK 1 rootstock Click here to view "Fruit Tree Rootstock Information" Click here to view our "Fruit Tree Variety Chart" USDA Zone 5-9, Requires 600 chill hours to set fruit. Protect when temperatures fall below -20°F. This tree is planted in a #5 pot. This size pot holds approx 3.25 gallons of potting soil. This tree ships in its own box measuring 11"x11"x60" and weighs 20 lbs. END-ITEM What is a Bare Root Fruit Tree? A Bare root fruit tree is a 2-3 year old fruit tree which has been dormant for the winter. It is delivered to you without soil. The best time to plant bare root fruit trees is the end of the winter season. This gives your tree time to acclimate to it's environment before the warmth of spring comes. Click here for our Bare Root Fruit Tree Growing Guide (pdf) Guia de cultivo para un arbol de raiz desnuda Optimize Shipping:Shipping is calculated by box size. We can fit up to 8 bare-root fruit trees in a box. Multi-budded fruit trees and Jujube trees will count as 2 due to branching. Optimize your shipping by ordering multiple trees. Optimize Shipping: Shipping is calculated by box size.We can fit up to 8 bare-root fruit trees in a box. Multi-budded fruit trees and Jujube trees will count as 2 due to branching. Optimize your shipping by ordering multiple trees. No customer pick-up We can ship our "Other Edibles" (non-citrus plants) and growing accessories to most states, including Alabama, Texas, Arizona or Florida. Sorry, we do not ship any items to the US Virgin Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico or to API/APO addresses, or to other countries at this time. Click here for Shipping Information Bare Root: The trees are approximately 2 years old. Our trees are measured by trunk caliper. Trunk size may vary slightly based on availability during the season. Average trunk size is 1/2"-5/8". All of our bare root fruit trees will come pruned so that the reduced root mass is balanced with the canopy to maximize grower success. Our bare root fruit trees are headed back to fit in the 60" tall box that they will ship in. Branches are seldom removed during this process unless dead or damaged and are only reduced to fit the tree in the box so that the grower can decide what branches to keep or remove. This is done in a way that will allow the home grower to continue to grow the tree as a central leader or prune the tree to an open center. The tree will be shipped dormant and bare-rooted. --TREE SIZES-- Potted: The trees are approximately 2 years old. Tree measures 3'-4' tall Our trees are measured by trunk caliper. Trunk size may vary slightly based on availability during the season. Average trunk size is 1/2"-5/8". END-ITEM
