Peach, Red Haven, Bare Root

Peach, Red Haven (Prunus persica ‘Red Haven’)

Red Haven is a classic, time-tested peach variety that has set the standard for flavor, texture, and productivity in early-season peaches. Developed in Michigan in 1940, it remains one of the most widely planted peaches across the U.S. for good reason: it ripens early (mid-July in most areas), produces medium to large fruit with a sweet, well-balanced flavor, and features beautiful red-blushed skin and firm, juicy yellow flesh. As a freestone when fully ripe, Red Haven is easy to process and ideal for fresh eating, canning, baking, or freezing.

This self-fertile, vigorous tree is cold-hardy, adaptable, and performs reliably in USDA Zones 5–8, making it an ideal anchor tree in both backyard orchards and regenerative agricultural systems. With showy pink blossoms in early spring and consistently heavy yields, Red Haven is a favorite of homesteaders and market growers alike.

Key Characteristics

• Early-season harvest with rich, classic flavor
  Ripening in mid-July, Red Haven produces sweet, juicy peaches with firm yellow flesh. It's among the earliest freestone peaches, making it perfect for extending your harvest window.
• Freestone, firm-fleshed fruit
  The fruit is easy to pit when ripe, with a smooth texture that holds up to slicing, cooking, or preserving. Excellent for canning, pies, or eating fresh off the tree.
• Self-fertile and highly productive
  Requires no second tree for pollination and produces consistent, heavy yields year after year. A top choice for beginner growers and anyone seeking reliability in the orchard.
• Cold-hardy and broadly adapted
  Thrives in a wide range of climates and tolerates winter lows in Zone 5. With good disease resistance and minimal care requirements, it’s a cornerstone variety for low-spray and organic systems.
• Great for food forests and permaculture orchards
  Compact, manageable growth and early blooms make it ideal for integration into fruit tree guilds, especially when paired with nitrogen fixers, aromatic herbs, and dynamic accumulators.

Product Details

• Sun requirements: Full sun
• Soil requirements: Medium, well-drained
• Bloom time: Early spring
• Bloom color: Pink
• Fruit qualities: Red-blushed skin, yellow flesh, sweet, juicy, freestone
• Fruit uses: Fresh eating, canning, baking, freezing
• Fruit ripening month: Mid-July
• Required chill hours: ~800–850
• Pollination requirements: Self-fertile
• USDA Hardiness zones: 5–8

If you want a dependable early-season peach that delivers exceptional flavor, ease of care, and versatility in the kitchen, Red Haven is a time-proven favorite. It earns its place in any edible landscape.