Redhaven Peach Tree

Description

Redhaven Peach Tree has earned its place as an orchard standard by delivering the combination most gardeners want: handsome fruit, reliable crops, and classic peach flavor. Medium peaches color heavily red over golden skin, creating a bright, polished appearance around firm yellow freestone flesh. The flavor balances sweetness with refreshing tang, while the texture remains substantial enough for clean slices before becoming increasingly juicy as the fruit ripens.
Redhaven is excellent eaten fresh and one of the most useful peaches for freezing, canning, drying, preserves, pies, and cobblers. Its adaptability and consistent production make it an inviting first peach tree, but the quality of its fruit keeps experienced growers planting it as well. For shoppers who value a proven variety rather than a novelty, Redhaven offers the familiar fragrance, versatility, and dependable summer abundance that helped define the modern peach orchard.
Redhaven needs about 800 chill hours and grows in USDA zones 5–9. Incoming 2027 trees are on Nemaguard standard rootstock. This variety generally ripens from early to mid-July, with timing varying by region and season.
Redhaven is self-fruitful and productive alone. Another compatible peach may encourage pollinator activity and support fruit set.
2027 rootstock: Nemaguard. Nemaguard is a vigorous, standard rootstock with resistance to root-knot nematodes. Good drainage is essential; plan for standard-size growth and regular pruning. Earlier-season trees may have a different rootstock; check the tree label or your order confirmation. Mature dimensions and spacing depend on the variety, site and pruning system.
Redhaven Peach Tree

Details

Fruit: Medium yellow freestone peach with heavily red-blushed skin

Flavor and texture: Firm, juicy, sweet-tart, and classically flavored

Best uses: Fresh eating, freezing, canning, drying, preserves, pies, and cobblers

Harvest: Early to mid-July, with timing varying by region and season

USDA zones: 5–9

Chill hours: About 800 hours

Tree size: Standard on Nemaguard rootstock (incoming 2027 stock)

Pollination: Self-fruitful; another compatible peach may support pollinator activity and fruit set.

Recommended companions: Pair with Elberta Peach or Loring Peach.

Special care: Thin developing fruit and maintain an open-center canopy.

Something Special: Redhaven was developed at Michigan State University’s South Haven Experiment Station, and its name combines red fruit with South Haven.

Orchard Planning Resources
Bare Root Tree Selection Guide

How to Plant Bare Root Trees

Fruit & Nut Tree Characteristics

Tree Rootstock Characteristics Chart