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Reliance Peach Tree

(199 customer reviews)

$104.99

Begins shipping mid-April.

Zones 4 - 8

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Self-Pollinating

tree iconWhat size tree should I choose?
(199 customer reviews)

Begins shipping
mid-April

Zones 4 - 8

Is my location compatible?

Self-Pollinating

Handles the cold like a champ!

Reliance will present you with a sizable crop of yummy peaches as far north as Canada, no matter how cold the previous winter. A cloud of magnificent pink blooms will star in your yard come spring, and soon you’ll be picking sweet, scrumptious fruit that is medium-large with a true peach flavor. Ideal for northern gardens! Cold-hardy. Freestone. Originates from New Hampshire in 1964. Ripens in July. Self-pollinating.

Characteristics

Bloom ColorPink
Bloom TimeLate
Fruit ColorRed
Fruit SizeMedium-Large
Ripens/HarvestJULY
Soil CompositionLoamy
TasteSweet, mild
Soil pH Level6-7
Soil MoistureWell Drained-Average Moistness
Years to Bear2-4
Shade LevelFull Sun
TextureSoft, Juicy
Hardiness Zone Range4-8

Size & Spacing

Mature Size

Semi-Dwarf  3.5 – 4.5 m tall x 3.5 – 4.5 m wide (12 – 15′ tall x 12 – 15′ wide)

Recommended Spacing

Semi-Dwarf 3.5 – 4.5 m (12 – 15′)

Ship Height

Semi-Dwarf, Bare-root Ships 0.9 – 1.2 m tall (3-4′ tall) with a 9.5 mm (3/8″) trunk.
Semi-Dwarf Supreme, Bare-root Ships 1 – 1.5 m tall (4 – 5′ tall) and/or with a 15.5 mm (5/8″) trunk.

Pollination

This variety is self pollinating.

In many cases, you may still want to plant pollinating partners to increase the size of your crops, but with self-pollinating varieties doing so is optional. You’ll get fruit with only one plant!

How do I find my Hardiness Zone?

Canada’s Plant Hardiness Zones will tell you which plants will do well in your particular climate. Each zone is determined by the lowest average winter temperature recorded in a given area. Hardiness Zone information is included on all tree and plant product pages, so you know instantly whether a certain plant is likely to succeed where you live. Natural Resources Canada provides helpful options to find your zone:

Find your zone by province and municipality »

Find your zone using an interactive map »

199 reviews for Reliance Peach Tree

  1. Catherine Bemis –

    I live in an area of west michigan where we can have warm weeks early in spring followed by a good freeze. This tree so far has weathered through the fluctuations and flowered. Its still too young to bear fruit but so far, healthy tree.

  2. bill berger –

    Well, it survived the Chicago winter, had 2 little fruits the second year and there are blossoms on it again.

  3. DON VINETTE –

    We have this peach for 3 years. We live in zone 3.9. The tree seems hardy with vigorous new growth, but we are waiting for the first blossoms. The cold winters here has not seemed to affect its rowth

  4. ROBERT CASSIDY –

    I have a lot of blossoms but no fruit as of yet but the bark is falling off around the truck I think the tree will problem not make another year

  5. Robert McArthur –

    I have had Reliance peach trees at another house here in SW NH they are delicious . When I moved from that house I had a Reliance peach tree planted in the yard of my next house before the house was finished. All of my friends looked forward to when the peaches would be ripe they all said they were the best they ever ate. This will be the third summer for the tree I have now and we expect to get peaches this year, the tree looks great and will be in bloom soon. The tree was in great shape when I got it from Starks and it will give us pewaches for years to come.

  6. Patrick McConnell –

    I have had my dwarf Reliance peach for 2 years. It had about 10 blossoms this year – all killed by 24 degree nights at full bloom. Reliance is reported to be one the hardiest -but similar age Finger Lakes (also hardy) had equal blossoms with 2 to set peaches. 3 yr old Redhaven had about 50% fruit set and 4 yr old Intrepid had 50% fruit set and 6 yr old Elberta Early had 30% fruit set this year. Young tree – bad year, but so far the least hardy. All trees had about the same blossom stage when less than freezing nights occurred. I was expecting 100% kill – so overall I’m happy with the peach production this year.

  7. BRUCE WANGLER –

    It was requested that I give my Reliance Peach a review. I planted it two years ago and it is still alive and growing. I have hope that it will continue and one day bare fruit which I am sure it will. It is just too soon in this young trees life.

  8. Debbie Miller –

    I planted some peach trees from Stark at a former property I owned and the following year one of the trees produced three big fat juicy most delicious peaches I’ve ever tasted. I believe it was a Reliance Peach and that is why I purchased another. This one is not as pretty or well shaped as the former and it has not produced any fruit yet but it is still growing and survived a bitter cold winter.

  9. Karen Hsu –

    This type of peach is a heavy producer, but the fruit is small (think golf ball). I believe it started to produce fruit the year after I planted it. It tastes good fresh, but looses peach flavor whenever I cook it, make preserves with it, or can it. (It actually tastes more like an apricot when canned.) To me this is extremely disappointing. I am ordering a different variety and cutting this one down.

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Tree Sizes

It is essential that you choose the right size for your space. Whether you’re planting an acre, a suburban yard or a small urban plot, we’ve got the perfect size tree for you. When they mature, they will be one of three sizes*:

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dwarf

Dwarf

Grows to be about 2.5-3 m (approximately 8-10′) tall and wide. Provides a bounty of full-sized fruit in a small amount of space.

semi-dwarf
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Semi-Dwarf

Grows to be about 3.5-4.5 m (approximately 12-15′) tall and wide. Produces the maximum crop per square foot of growing area. The majority of the fruit can be harvested from the ground, with no need for a ladder.

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Standard & Unmarked

Grows to be at least 5.5 m (approximately 18′) tall and wide. Standard nectarine and peach trees grow to be 3.5-4.5 m (approximately 12-15′) tall and wide. Standard trees serve two purposes: they provide both fruit and shade.

* Tree sizes may vary by variety.

Potted Trees

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EZ Start® Potted Trees

Trees that are grown in a bottomless 4x4x10″ pot, which encourages dense feeder-root growth for a quick, strong establishment. When shipped, they are about 1½ – 3′ tall.

Supreme EZ Start® Potted Trees

Top-grade trees are grown in a bottomless 5x5x12″ pot, which creates an advanced root system comparable to that of a three-year-old tree. When shipped to you, they are about 3 – 4′ tall.

Supreme XL Potted Trees

Our biggest and most robust potted trees. Grown in a 9x9x12″ pot filled with high-grade soil, these trees are even larger than our Supreme EZ Start® trees. When shipped to you, they are 4-5′ tall.

Bare-Root Trees

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Stark Supreme Tree®

This season’s top-grade, bare-root trees that give you a head start on growing. When shipped, they are about 4-5′ tall and/or with a 5/8″ or larger trunk diameter.

Supreme XL Trees

We don’t call them “XL” for nothing! Supreme XL trees are our biggest and most robust bare-root trees: they ship 5-6′ tall and/or with a 1″ or larger trunk diameter.

USDA Certified Organic Trees

organic

If you’re inclined toward organic gardening, browse our selection of non-GMO, certified USDA Organic fruit trees. Our fields and trees undergo annual inspection to maintain their certification, and are grown without chemical fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides on pure pastureland.

Grafted Trees

graft

Grafting is the process of taking cuttings from a single “parent” tree known for its fruit taste, size, bloom period and ripening time, and joining it with the root system and trunk base (rootstock) of another tree also known for its desirable qualities. This process has been used for thousands of years to produce fruit that is consistent in flavor, shape and size.

Most of our trees are grafted, creating this kind of consistency and allowing us to produce different mature tree sizes. While seed-grown fruit trees might give you unpredictable variations or a lack of results, grafted trees will give you the fruit you want and the tree size you expect.

Stark® Custom Graft® Trees

Limited space doesn’t have to mean a limited selection of fruit. Stark® Custom Graft® fruit trees have two (or more) varieties carefully grafted onto one tree. These multi-grafted fruit trees require less space to grow than separate trees, and also provide compatible pollinators — built right in! To ensure success growing multiple varieties on your Stark® Custom Graft® fruit trees, be sure to prune to keep all varieties in balance.

Other Terminology

Professional Pruning

Pruning is one of the most important ways to help ensure that your tree gets off to the right start and has the best chance for success. That’s why Stark Bro’s professionals prune many of our fruit trees before shipment — at no cost to you!

We get you started, but you will need to prune throughout the life of your tree. Doing so will help eliminate extra buds that can slow development and allow your tree to form a strong framework by removing weak, narrow and competing branches. Proper pruning will give your tree the perfect shape and branching structure for maximum fruit production.

Self-pollinating

Indicates tree or plant will pollinate itself and doesn’t need another tree or plant near it in order to bear fruit. In many cases, you may still want to plant pollinating partners to increase the size of your crops, but with self-pollinating varieties doing so is optional. You’ll get fruit with only one tree!

Starkspur®

A Stark patented product since 1952! “Spurs” mean bigger harvests! Starkspur® trees are different from regular trees which bear fruit only on the outside limbs. The spur allows fruit to form on each limb and bear from the trunk out – doubling the amount of fruit.

Stark® Colonnade®

Grow full-sized fruit on narrow columnar-shaped trees. Perfect for growing fruit on a balcony, patio, or sliver of ground – even if you live in an apartment or condo. They make a particularly impressive “living fence” when planted in a row – consider using them to disguise eyesores on your property and grow fruit at the same time!

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