Tree fruit · perennial season
Peach
Prunus persica
Peaches grow in Ohio but late April freezes steal crops some years. Redhaven is the reliable benchmark.
- When to plant in Ohio
- Plant in April; protect blooms from late freezes
- Harvest window
- July through August
- Days to maturity
- Perennial; fruit year 3–4
- Spacing
- 12–15 ft
- Light
- Full sun, north of a building if possible to delay bloom
How to grow it
Plant in the warmest, best-drained spot. Open-center prune. Thin fruit to 6 in. apart after June drop. Watch peach leaf curl in wet springs. Even after a lost bloom year, keep the tree pruned and fed for the next one.
Related tree fruit
Apple Perennial; first fruit year 3–5
Pear Perennial; fruit year 4–5
Tart cherry Perennial; fruit year 3–4