Contender Peach Tree

Late Frosts No Problem!

(26 customer reviews)

For top-quality crops in any region. Excellent cold hardiness and tolerance to late-spring frosts make Contender superb for Northern growers. Marvelously melting, sweet yellow flesh. Extra-juicy freestone fruit ripens in mid Aug. Self-pollinating. Zones 4-8.
Planting Tip: Plant semi-dwarf peach trees about 12-14 feet apart, standards 20 feet apart.
Std. sizes not available in CA, CO, OR, WA.
SD sizes not available in CO, OR.

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If our spring shipping season is closed, your order will be shipped the following spring.

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Product Details

Zones: 4 - 8 (-20° F.)
Height: SemiDwarf - 10 - 12 feet Standard - 12 - 15 feet
Depth: Plant with graft union 2 inches above soil surface
Spread: 15 ft
Sun/Shade: full sun
Pollinator: Self
Blooms: Late April

Comments: Hardiness equals Reliance plus blooms late. Marvelously melting sweet yellow flesh. Extremely juicy. This is the pick for fresh eating quality and crops year after year. High tolerance to late spring frosts.
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Contender Peach Tree Ships In The Spring
Unable to ship to: AE AK CA CO GU HI OR PR WA

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- Thursday, May 06, 2010
Very Disappointed
Reviewed By: Deanna (Shakopee, MN)
I planted this peach Fall '08. Spring '09 the 18" stem only sprouted out 6" up from ground but grew to 3.5' with lots of leaves and branches. Last Fall I packed about 12" of mulch around base and fenced for winter protection. This Spring I have 2 branches coming with leaves about a foot from the ground, the balance of the tree appears dead. I had 2 flowers but no appearance of fruit. This does not appear to be a hearty tree.

- 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 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. :)

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