Product review for Contender Peach Tree Overall Rating: Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers Sort Reviews: Newest | Oldest | Highest Rating | Lowest Rating   :: Viewing page 1 of 3  -  Friday, February 23, 2007 Gurneys is the best Reviewed By: John Obenrader (Oil City, Pa.) Fruit trees purchased from Gurneys are the best money can buy. Last year I bought a Contender peach tree from Gurneys. I planted the tree as instructed and used tree starter fertilizer furnished with the tree. At the end of summer the tree was eight feet tall. It is a beautiful tree. I planted many trees over my lifetime and found no better trees than Gurneys.  -  Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Great tree Reviewed By: Warren Lucas (North Salem , NY) I bought two peach trees three years ago and was rather suspect that they would do well in New York. I found the Contender was a simply great tree for my area. In it's third year it produced over 100 peaches and that was after I removed another 100 or so that had set. Looking forward to this summer!  -  Saturday, July 07, 2007 Dead on Arrival Reviewed By: Ken (Tully, New York) Gurney's shipped trees via US Postal Service who took forever to deliver - 8 days. Trees were packed in plastic lined box with a very, very small handful of shredded paper which was nowhere near the roots. Plastic was not sealed or tied around roots. Paper wad was bone dry, all 4 trees had budded when received. It is a miracle that the other 3 lived.  -  Sunday, August 19, 2007 Trees are growing like Crazy Reviewed By: JV (Germantown, IL) My two contender peach trees are in their second year and are already 12 feet tall. Even after a slow start last year (they arrived budded and acted stunned for a couple of months). They made it however and are thriving. Blooms are really attractive in the spring also. Can't wait for these to produce next year (hopefully).  -  Sunday, August 26, 2007 loves peaches Reviewed By: debby jacobs (monticello, minnesota) I bought two contender peach trees last spring and this year, the second summer, they have produced peaches. They have the sweetest flavor and are very juicy. They made it through one Minnesota winter with no protection and produced flowers and fruit. I dont need to spray for bugs as I don't think the pests know what a peach tree is here. :)