Processing Peach Trees

For years, processing peaches have been selected for their sweet, firm texture that can hold up to the canning process. Our processing peach varieties do just that. We maintain an inventory of new selections for the industry as well as old varieties that have stood the test of time. Each of our processing peach varieties is backed by years of virus screening to be free of known viruses and true to type so you can be assured of healthy trees to start your orchard off right.

Processing Peach Tree Rootstocks

We offer you a choice of 20 varieties of Nectarines on these rootstocks.
Nemaguard, Nemared, Guardian® Brand (BY520-9), RootPacR®, Lovell, Cornerstone (PP#21,248), Controller 5 (PP#15,228)*, Floraguard, Hansen 536 Hybrid*, Controller 9 (PP#15,225)*

* Sold under license from the Regents of the University of California. Propagation without a written license is prohibited.

Burchell Nursery provides its customers with the utmost planting flexibility by offering most varieties as Ready Start® Potted Trees. Please consult with your field reps for Healthy Start Trees’ current availability and pricing.

Processing Peach Varieties

  • Andross

    High producing variety. Excellent canning peach. Characterized by good size and color. Ripens quite evenly. The tree is medium size and semi-upright.

    Ripens early, August 7

  • Bowen

    Produces fruit of good size, weak color. The tree is large and spreading, similar to Loadel.

    Ripens early, August 4

  • Carson

    Excellent color, good firmness and size. Somewhat uniform ripening. The tree is medium size with a willowy, upright growth habit.

    Ripens extra early, July 25

  • Dr. Davis

    A University of California introduction. It has a good size fruit that is firm and the color is excellent. It has very good cold storage capability.

    Ripens late, about August 16

  • Goodwin

    (PP#13,911), A great canning variety offers uniform yellow/gold flesh color without red staining. The tree is vigorous and upright with a spreading growth habit.

    Ripens late July

  • Halford

    Old standby with consistent heavy production. Very good canning peach, ripens uniformly, fruit is large and firm. The tree is vigorous and large, semi-upright to spreading. Strong limb structure.

    Ripens late‚ August 25

  • Kader Cling

    University of California selection matures approximately 6 days before Andross. The mature fruit will hold well with no res staining on the pit.

    Ripens July 26, August 11

  • Kingsburg Cling

    BNI Exclusive
    (PP# 11,739), The tree has an excellent quality fruit with a great shape and firmness and a consistent crop. Fruit has an exceptional canning quality and the tree has a vigorous growth habit.

    Ripens about August 2

  • Klamath

    A highly producing variety that matures the first two weeks of August. The fruit is highly yielding and firm. The tree size is medium to large.

    Ripens end of August

  • Calaveras

    A popular variety that harvest the last two weeks of July. An earlier ripening variety with superb flavor.

    Ripens early, end of July

  • Vilmos

    An early ripening variety that is medium sized and hangs on the tree well. Ripens around the Andross time frame. It is a superb producer.

    Ripens early, August 7

  • Late Ross

    (PP#11,208), A relatively new variety that was discovered as a bud mutation of Ross. The tree exhibits many of the same qualities of the parent tree, with good-shaped fruit as well as firmness and good color. Harvest is about 5 days later than Ross.

    Ripens about August 15

  • Lilleland

    (PP #13,028), Attractive, nearly symmetrical fruit with bright yellow flesh. The fruit ripens at approximately the same time as that of the Halford. The flowers are large and showy and the growth habit is spreading to upright-spreading.

    Ripens August 25

  • Loadel

    High quality canning peach. Firm, excellent color, exhibits uniform ripening. The tree is large, vigorous and spreading.

    Ripens extra early, July 20

  • Monaco

    Good color, firmness and size. Consistent producer. The tree is large, semi-upright to spreading.

    Ripens late, August 22

  • Ross

    Introduced in 1982 by the University of California. Appears to be a high quality canning peach, displays good color, flavor and firmness. Tree is vigorous with a spreading growth habit.

    Ripens late, August 17

  • Stanislaus

    An Early Cling variety. Matures slightly ahead of carson. Better fruit quality, vigorous and productive.

    Ripens July 20- Aug 5th

  • Starn

    Dependable, consistent heavy producer. Very good canning peach. Fruit is large with good color and firmness. Uniform ripening, the tree is vigorous, large, semi-upright to spreading.

    Ripens extra late, August 28

  • Sullivan #4

    An extra late canning peach. The fruit is medium-sized with yellow color. It is a medium-sized tree and features uniform ripening.

    Ripens late, August 28

Ripening dates shown are approximate for Fresno in California and may vary with season and location.