Peach Red Haven »The most important information about the variety

Medium-sized, juicy fruits

Red Haven was created around 1930 in the US Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station in South Haven. The variety comes from a cross between "Hale Haven" and "Kalehaven" and has been on the market since 1940. The medium-sized to large, yellow-fleshed fruits weigh around 120 grams and are more rounded in shape. The medium-firm pulp is very juicy, has a fine texture and tastes mildly sweet and sour. The meat is easy to remove from the stone, especially when fully ripe, and it does not brown. Red Haven peaches can be about in the fifth to sixth peach week be harvested.

Universal variety with good yield properties

The variety was bred primarily for yield and taste, and less for beauty. In contrast to the ornamental peach "Rubira" the bell-shaped flowers are rather small and unsightly. However, they do not tolerate frost and are self-fertile.

Regarding the location Red Haven is quite undemanding, but good care is essential for a rich and regular yield. Only regular cutting and thinning can maintain the performance of this variety.

Pruning peach tree

If possible, peach trees should be in spring, shortly before the blossoms break open, cut back and thinned out will. Above all, the shoots from the previous year bear; old wood, on the other hand, usually no longer bears any fruit. How to do it:

• Leave three to four strong main shoots.
• Shorten or remove at least two thirds of the shoots that bore fruit in the previous year.
• Remove non-load-bearing wood.
• Cut or trim out the wrong fruit shoots.

Mother variety of numerous mutations

So far, some bud mutations are known from Red Haven in the USA: Shoji (in trade since 1955), Garnet Beauty (in trade since 1958), Early Redhaven (in trade since 1961). Red Haven is also Richhaven's mother variety. Peaches of the Red Haven variety are not only ideal as a table fruit, but also as a canned fruit, i. H. they can be wonderfully processed into jams, jellies, juices, chutneys or canned goods.

Tips & Tricks

White fleshed Peach varieties such as B. Pilots are generally better for that Cultivation in German gardens suitable because they are less sensitive to diseases and weather influences. However, Red Haven is a good alternative, but it is more susceptible to frizziness.