Contender Peach

About the Contender Peach Tree

The Contender peach is known for being cold-hardy and having excellent disease resistance. Developed in Raleigh, NC, it was introduced in 1988. It is part of the peach tree family, prunus persica.

Grow peaches in regions where temperatures fall well below zero! This exceptionally hardy variety is perfect for northern orchards. It consistently yields large crops of sweet, juicy medium-to-large fruit.

The yellow flesh is perfect for eating fresh, canning, or freezing. It is a freestone peach (also known as a melting peach,) meaning the flesh separates easily from the peach pit.

The tree blooms with an abundance of showing pink blossoms in the spring. It is self-pollinating, but adding another pollinator nearby may increase the size of your crop.

Enjoying the Fruit

These peaches are medium to large and non-browning! They are delicious to eat fresh and perfect for home preservation. Enjoy peach pies, cobbler, ice cream, and more.

Peaches are a good source of fiber and vitamin C. They also contain vitamin A and beta-carotene.

Growing Contender Peach Trees

These fruit trees need full sun and well-drained soil. To produce the best fruit, peach trees should be pruned, and the fruit should be thinned.

Contender peaches have excellent resistance to bacterial leaf spot. This tree requires 1000 chill hours during the winter, meaning it needs that number of hours between 32° and 45° F to go dormant and properly set fruit in the spring. See below to view this plant’s USDA zone compatibility.

Buy a Contender Peach tree to enjoy growing peaches that are cold-hardy and disease resistant.