Fruit is 80% bright orange-red, with a slight stripe, firm and averages 2 1/2" and larger. The flesh is firm and melting with a pleasing sugar-acid ratio. Risingstar is non-browning and semi-freestone. This excellent cropper has very few split pits and matures between Garnet Beauty and Redhaven. The tree is of medium vigor, hardy and productive with good resistance to bacterial spot and peach canker. Risingstar is very uniform in size and coloring and matures in two or three pickings.
Risingstar
A round, very firm fleshed peach that ripens at the end of the Redhaven season. It is 90% solid blazing red with delicious, non-browning, yellow flesh. The fruit is freestone, sizes well with a small pit, picks dry without tearing and has good shipping qualities. The BlazingstarĀ® tree is hardy, upright, spreading and strong with an excellent cropping history. This new extension to Redhaven season is resistant to bacterial spot and has great bud hardiness, assuring annual cropping.
Blazingstar
Medium, nearly fuzzless fruit, color is a beautiful red and golden yellow. Flesh is firm, smooth textured and fine-flavored, becomes freestone as it ripens. Excellent for dessert, canning and freezing. Vigorous, strong growing, self-fertile tree bears young.
Red Haven