Peach, Crest Haven, Bare Root

Crest Haven Peach (Prunus persica)

Crest Haven, commonly written ‘Cresthaven’, is a later yellow freestone peach with firm flesh and good kitchen versatility. It is especially useful for extending the harvest beyond earlier summer cultivars.

Key Characteristics

Firm yellow flesh with good flavor

The fruit has a red blush over gold and a balanced peach flavor. Its firm texture is useful for fresh slices and prepared desserts.

A later harvest with preserving value

Cresthaven is noted for freezing quality and is also useful for home canning. Pick mature fruit carefully and sort out bruised fruit before storing or preserving.

Thin the crop and maintain airflow

A productive tree needs enough space between fruit for good size and even ripening. Useful bacterial-spot tolerance helps, but brown rot and fruit-feeding insects still need management.

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: Red over golden skin; firm yellow freestone flesh with sweet-tart flavor.
• Uses: Fresh eating, baking, preserves, canning, and freezing.
• Ripening: July–August
• Chill hours: Approximately 950 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.