Botanical profile

Prunus persica 'Redhaven'

Latin name
Prunus persica Red Haven
Common name
'Red Haven' Peach
Type
Fruit tree
Family
Rosaceae

Prunus persica ‘Red Haven’ is a benchmark peach tree among resistant and productive cultivars, highly valued in Quebec for its adaptability and fruit quality. It produces peaches with fuzzy, reddish-pink skin, and yellow, juicy, sweet, and slightly fragrant flesh, perfect for fresh consumption, canning, or summer desserts. This peach tree features vibrant pink spring blossoms, signaling an abundant harvest when mature. Its rounded and balanced habit makes it ideal for a residential orchard, a large vegetable garden, or an ornamental edible garden, especially in a sunny and well-protected location. Easy to maintain, requiring little intervention, ‘Red Haven’ is a sure bet for gardeners looking for a fruit tree that combines beauty, yield, and moderate hardiness.

Care guide

Growing conditions

Light, soil, water and hardiness

Hardiness zone
Zone 5 to 9
Exposure
Full sun
Watering
Regular watering
Fertilization
Apply a balanced organic fertilizer rich in phosphorus and potassium in early spring (March-April). On sandy soil, a second application may be necessary in summer.
Soil type
Well drained, fertile
Minimum temperature
'-29°C
Plant appearance

Blooming, foliage and shape

Blooming period
Spring
Flower color
Pink
Fruiting
Reddish-pink, downy peaches with sweet, juicy yellow flesh for fresh eating, desserts, and preserves
Foliage color
Green
Foliage type
Obsolete
Shape
Rounded shape
Garden structure

Size and growth

Height
15–20 ft (4.5–6 m)
Width
12–15 ft (3.6–4.5 m)
Growth rate
Moderate to fast
Vegetable garden and yield

Companion planting, spacing and harvest

Fruit tree type
Sin
Pet friendly
Safe for pets

Pets

Pollinators
Attracts or supports pollinating insects

Pollinators

Butterflies
Plants that attract butterflies

Butterflies

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