Forbidden Fruit Peach Seed Mix—50 Seeds: SHIPS ASAPThese are all from an open pollinated mix of peaches ranging from Contender, Blushingstar, Redstar, Coralstar, and others, from Forbidden Fruit Orchard in Plains, Montana. These are from some of the best performers there.
High fruit quality (including sugars / Brix)
The bark is reddish-brown or gray and sheds over time
We wouldn't say this is a late apple for us
Montmorency is thought to have originated in the Montmorency Valley just north of Paris
Excellent for growers in extreme cold climates needing maximum resilience
“I can’t believe we can grow these in Missoula
Possibly even harder to zone 2b with more winter damage
consistently getting good fruit off his mature trees that have experienced temps into the -40Fs on several occasions with little to no winter injury
This means that in most years in Missoula
Gravenstein originated in Denmark in the 1600s and became one of the most widely respected early apples in Europe and North America
Hardy to: Approximately -30°F
While published sources do not converge on a single exact minimum temperature