An attractive, highly disease-resistant apple, ideal for organic growers.
Blushingstar® Peach on Peach Seedling (Spring 2024)
A midseason, white-fleshed peach, completely freestone. Also known as FA 18.
Blushingstar® is a great choice for home orchardists, especially in colder climates. The tree is vigorous, hardy, and regularly productive, and it has some resistance to bacterial spot. It will become productive within two-three years after planting. Fruit thinning is necessary as these trees crop heavily. This peach is self-fertile and does not require the presence of a second variety as a pollenizer.
The bloom on this tree is a dark pinkish red, and fruit ripens mid season, around 20 days after Redhaven. The fruit is very attractive, with a cream skin that is almost completely covered in a red blush. This smallish peach is white fleshed and fully freestone. It has an excellent flavor: sweet, slightly acidic, and aromatic, and it does not brown when cut.
Blushingstar® is a member of the "Stellar" series, all of which have the word "star" in their names, from a private breeding program in Michigan.
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The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Peach
Subcategory:
Freestone, Cold-Hardy, Disease-Resistant
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: fresh eating, jam, baking, canning, freezing
Storage duration: less than one month (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: red
Flesh color: white
Fruit Origins
Parentage: Fayette x Newhven
Origin: Coloma, Michigan
Introduced in: 1997
Introduced by: Annette and Randy Bjorge
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 4 - 8
Chill hours: 750
Ripening date: Aug 28 (approximate, in New York State) + 20 days after Redhaven
Tree Height & Spacing
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Rootstock: Peach Seedling Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Standard (100% Size)
Tree spacing: See details
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
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Bacterial Spot: Very Resistant
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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