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Varieties of Peaches for Home Canning, Freezing and
Preserving
Which to pick and why!
Be sure to see our easy, illustrated how-to pages to make
and preserve your own:
- Peach picking tips
- Now, get ready to preserve your peaches - It is VERY easy - especially
with our free
- peach jam
instructions - they're illustrated and easy and
our page on
-
how to make home canned peaches
from fresh!
- Or see here to freeze peaches instead!
- make your own home canned
peach pie filling to use in the winter
- or how about peach salsa?
- Peach chutney
- Spiced peaches
- peach butter or even
- pickled peaches?
- Here are some great and easy
peach desert recipes, like easy
peach cobbler.
 Best
Peaches for Home Canning
Out of the hundreds of varieties of peaches, each can be
classified as clingstone, freestone, or semi-freestone. That refers to how
firmly the flesh attaches to the pit. Freestone types are obviously the easiest
to work with!
Freestone: As its name implies, the stone is easily
removed from this variety, making it a good choice for eating fresh. Harvest
begins in late May and continues to October. This is the type most commonly
found in your local grocery store. They tend to be larger than clingstones, with
a firmer, less juicy texture, yet still sweet. They are excellent for home
canning, freezing and baking purposes.
Semi-freestone: This newer type is a hybrid of the
clingstone and freestone. It is good for general purposes, both fresh and
canned.
Clingstone: These are so named because the flesh clings
stubbornly to the stone or pit. In the Northern hemisphere, this type is the
first to be harvested, ripening May through August. The flesh is yellow, with
bright red touches closest to the stone. They have a soft texture, and are
juicier and sweeter -- perfect for desserts. This is the preferred variety for
jellies, jams, and canning. Although clingstones are tasty eaten fresh, they are
seldom found in the local market. The commercial industry uses clingstones for
peaches canned in various levels of syrup.
Peach Varieties for Home Canning, Freezing and Preserving
Redhaven-
Medium sized round fruit. Golden-yellow skin with attractive red blush.
Non-browning, sweet yellow flesh is firm and smooth textured. Excellent for
canning, freezing, and fresh eating. Redhaven is the standard by which all early
peaches are judged. The tree is vigorous and early bearing. 950 hours.
Self-fertile.
Glohaven-
Large, nearly round fruit with a highly colored skin, which is almost fuzzless.
Firm, yellow flesh with a pleasant flavor. Superior for canning and freezing.
850 hours. Self-fertile.
Red Globe-
A very large round peach. Skin is a highly blushed red over a golden color.
Firm, yellow flesh with excellent sweet flavor. Red Goble is one of the most
attractive peaches of the season. Excellent for fresh eating, canning, or
freezing. 850 hours. Self-fertile.
Early Elberta-
Large golden yellow peach with very little or no blush. Golden yellow flesh with
rich, sweet flavor. Excellent for fresh eating and canning. The most popular
variety in our area. 800 hours. Self-fertile.
Elberta-
Large, golden yellow fruit blushed with red. Firm, rich, sweet, yellow flesh.
Excellent for fresh eating and canning. Hardy and productive. 850 hours.
Self-fertile.
J.H. Hale-
Extra large, round fruit with golden skin mostly covered with a brilliant red
blush. Sweet, firm, yellow flesh. Requires pollination from another variety.
Great for shipping and canning. A very popular late peach. 850 hours. Another
nectarine or peach needed to pollinate.
Loring -
A freestone peach; meaning the flesh comes off the pit easily. A large easy to
pick peach, with a sweet flavor similar to the Harvester. This peach is great
for eating, freezing, and canning.
Sun High -
A freestone peach; meaning the flesh comes off the pit easily. A large
oval-shaped easy to pick peach, with a sweet flavor similar to the Loring. This
peach is great for eating, freezing, and canning.
Fairhaven -
(mid-August). The fruit are medium to large and round. The skin is yellow with
red cheek (sides) and is smooth, but tough. The flesh is yellow, with red at the
pit, very firm, and moderately fine textured. Fairhaven is freestone, resists
browning, and has a good flavor, traits that make it ideal for freezing and
canning.
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Home Canning Kits
This is the same type of standard canner that my grandmother
used to make everything from peachesauce to jams and jellies to tomato and
spaghetti sauce. This complete kit includes everything you need and
lasts for years: the canner, jar rack, jar grabber tongs,
lid lifting wand, a plastic funnel,
labels, bubble freer, and the bible of canning, the Ball Blue Book. It's much cheaper than buying the items separately. You'll never need anything else except jars and lids (and the jars are reusable). To see more canners, of different styles, makes and prices, click here!
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