Peach, Belle of Georgia, Bare Root

Belle of Georgia Peach (Prunus persica)

Belle of Georgia is a white-fleshed freestone peach with a fragrant flavor and pale skin blushed with red. It is a traditional home-orchard peach for fresh eating, preserves, and summer desserts.

Key Characteristics

White flesh with an aromatic sweetness

Its ripe flesh is juicy and tender, with a classic white-peach character. Let aroma and a softening background color guide harvest rather than expecting every fruit to become fully red.

Freestone fruit for the kitchen

Ripe flesh releases from the pit, making it convenient for slicing and preserving. Handle gently because soft, tree-ripened fruit bruises more easily than firm shipping peaches.

Useful bacterial-spot resistance

Belle of Georgia has useful resistance to bacterial spot compared with susceptible peach cultivars. Brown rot, insects, and crop thinning still need attention for a good harvest.

Pollination Partners

Self-fertile; a second tree is not required. Cross-pollination depends on overlapping bloom, not matching harvest months.

Rootstock and Mature Size

Plan for approximately 15–20 feet at maturity, depending on site and pruning. The offered variant identifies the rootstock; keep the graft union above soil level and remove rootstock suckers.

Product Details

• Sun: Full sun to light partial shade; full sun is best for fruiting.
• Soil: medium to medium-dry, well-drained soil; avoid standing water.
• Mature height: Approximately 15–20 feet; see rootstock and pruning guidance above.
• Bloom: Early to mid-spring; pink flowers.
• Fruit: Pale red-blushed skin; juicy, aromatic white freestone flesh.
• Uses: Fresh eating, baking, preserves, canning, and freezing.
• Ripening: July–August
• Chill hours: Approximately 850 hours.
• Pollination: Self-fertile; no second tree required.
• USDA hardiness: Zones 5–9.

General Peach Orchard Guidance

A good start

Choose well-drained soil and enough room for the mature tree. Water consistently while roots establish, mulch with space around the trunk, and keep vigorous grass and other competitors away from the young root zone.

Fertility and fruit-tree guilds

Use a soil test to guide lime and fertilizer rather than feeding heavily by default. Our Tree Planting Kit fertilizer blend is an optional planting supplement; keep concentrated fertilizer away from bare roots and avoid excess nitrogen.

Interested in permaculture and stacking functions around your fruit trees? Explore our fruit-tree guild guide for ideas on combining plants for flowers, ground cover, and mulch while giving your tree room to grow.

Practical pest and disease care

Peaches and nectarines fruit on the previous season’s growth, so annual pruning and early thinning help maintain light, fruit size, and branch strength. Remove mummified fruit and monitor for brown rot, leaf curl, and plum curculio. Use sanitation, fruit bags where practical, and locally appropriate organic care; avoid insecticides during bloom.