PlantFiles: Peach
Prunus persica 'Autumnprince'

A medium sized late season peach. Ripening around August 15th in middle Georgia. This peach has a yellow, melting flesh, with about a 50% red blush over alight yellow background. I had problems with the fruit cracking before ripening every year. This lead to many fruit succumbing to brown rot despite regular spraying. The few fruit I was able to pick each year had a decent taste, but nothing special. Not recommended by myself.

This tree produces fruits that are round, large and when adequately thinned, very firm. When ripe, fruits have a 50 to 60% dull red blush over a yellow background color. The flesh is yellow with some red in the pit cavity. Fruits are slightly dry but melting texture and very good flavor. Freestone. Flowers have large, showy pink petals and are self-fertile.

Bees and other wild insects are the main agents involved in transferring pollen among trees. Take care when trees are in bloom to spray only those chemicals that will not harm bees and other beneficial insects. Many insecticides are toxic to bees and should be avoided during bloom time.

This variety requires an estimated 750-800 hours of chilling.

Bacterial spot resistance is considered moderate.