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Chilling hours are the minimum number of hours that a peach tree needs to get, specifically, nighttime temperatures between 32 and 45 degrees Fahrenheit, in order to produce a good crop of peaches.. If the hours are not met (say in a warm winter), the blossoms mostly just fall off the trees and do not set fruit. Of course... temperatures can also be TOO cold!
Peach trees
(Values listed are the hours required at or below 45°F.).
The map shows the typical chilling hours by area.
The US map is the same chilling hours map you will see everywhere.
The Florida map is a breakdown for that state. Why there appears
th be a discrepancy within Florida (between the 2 maps) I have never
been able to find out.
Peach Variety | Chilling Requirement |
Belle of Georgia | 850 |
Bicentennial | 750 |
Caroline Belle | 750 |
Contender | 1050 |
Elberta | 850 |
Ellerbe | 850 |
Encore | 900 |
Fairtime | 750 |
Fay Elberta | 750 |
Fayette | 850 |
Finale | 750 |
Flavorcrest | 750 |
Floridacrest | 350 |
Florida Dawn | 350 |
Goldcrest | 650 |
Goldprince | 650 |
Halehaven | 850 |
Hamlet | 850 |
Harbelle | 850 |
Jerseyglo | 850 |
Jerseyland | 850 |
Jerseyqueen | 850 |
J.H. Hale | 850 |
Loring | 750 |
Majestic | 850 |
Newhaven | 950 |
Redglobe | 850 |
Redhaven | 950 |
Reliance | 1000 |
Sentry | 850 |
Shippers Late Red | 850 |
Sunbrite | 750 |
Sunhigh | 750 |
Sunland | 750 |
Sunprince | 750 |
Surecrop | 1000 |
Topaz | 750 |
Troy | 950 |
Tyler | 950 |
UF2000 | 300 |
UF Gold | 200 |
Velvet | 950 |
Washington | 950 |
For those living in Florida, southern Texas, southern California and other warm areas, the University of Florida tells us that there are several varieties that can produce a crop in those climates. That does not mean they will do well in south Florida; they still need some cold!
Climate.gov tells us that winters are warming across the United States, especially in February. Winter is warming at the fastest rate of all the seasons at 2.2°F per century since 1895. So, you might want to choose a peach variety that needs fewer chilling hours than you expect!
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