Sugar Giant Peach on BY520-9. Nematode Resistant Peach/nectarine (Spring 2025)
Sugar Giant is a very large, freestone, white-fleshed peach.
This is a vigorous, productive tree with an upright habit. It blooms with large and showy pink flowers.
Sugar Giant is a very large, white-fleshed peach. The fruit is firm and large, reaching up to 3" in diameter. Sugar Giant is a low acid peach with a mild, sweet flavor. It performs very well in the erratic climate of the Northeast.
It was developed and patented by Zaiger Genetics in 1993.
The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Peach
Subcategory:
Freestone, White
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: fresh eating, canning, freezing
Storage duration: less than one month (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: red
Flesh color: white
Fruit Origins
Parentage: 18EA213 (unknown nectarine x Royal Gold Peach) x 51GA205 (O'Henry Peach x breeding selection)
Origin: Modesto, CA
Introduced in: 1993
Introduced by: Zaiger Genetics
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 5 - 9
Chill hours: 850
Ripening date: Aug 28 (approximate, in New York State) + 20 days after Redhaven
Tree Height & Spacing
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Rootstock: BY520-9. Nematode resistant peach/nectarine Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Standard (100% Size)
Tree spacing: See details
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
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Bacterial Spot: Susceptible
Pollination
Pollination Factors
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Bloom group:
Is it self-fertile? Y
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Rootstock size class:
Standard (100% Size)
Pollination Partners
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