Blushingstar peaches ripening on the tree

Blushingstar Peach (Spring 2027)

$54.99

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Pollination Self-fertile

Bloom group 4 of 7 (Mid)

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Ripening

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At a glance: Blushingstar Peach is a peach tree rated hardy to zone 4b in our ratings (winters to -25°F), self-fertile, so one tree can crop (bloom group 4 of 7, mid for a peach or nectarine), and it ripens about Aug 29 to Sep 9 in Missoula (our Missoula estimate).

Hardy to	Zone 4b to 8. The b means the warmer half of zone 4 only (winters to -25°F). Find your zone with our cold hardiness calculator.
Pollination	Self-Fertile. Bloom group 4 of 7 (mid), early spring here. Self-fertile, so a single tree will set fruit. No pollenizer needed. Nearby varieties that can boost the crop: Contender Peach, Glohaven Peach, PF-24C Cold Hardy Peach, Red Gold Nectarine and 10 more. Peach Pollination Map.
Ripens	About Aug 29 to Sep 9 in Missoula (estimated for Missoula from published sources). Real years swing about a week either way. See the date for your town.
Rootstock and size	Krymsk 86: full size. Our rootstock guide.
Good for	Fresh eating (8/10), salads and slicing (7/10), sauce and butter (7/10), jams and jellies (7/10), canning and freezing (6/10), juice and sweet cider (6/10). Scores are our own 1 to 10 ratings; 8 and up makes our Best Of lists.
Deer	Sometimes damaged by deer.
What you get	Bare root, 3-4 ft. Shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring, roots wrapped in moist sawdust. Guaranteed to bud out.

Overview

Hardy down to zone 4b, this beautiful red- and white-skinned peach has the same cold hardiness as Blushingstar, PF-24C, and Reliance. A heavy-bearing freestone peach, Blushingstar does not brown when cut, which makes it great for serving fresh (like in salads), but also excellent for canning.

Pollination & Hardiness

As with all peaches (and nectarines), even though they’re self-fertile, they perform best when planted with a partner. Any of our other peach varieties would work fine for pollination. Freestone. Hardy to zone 4, as they have survived our -25°F on 1/13/24 without any damage.

DO NOT PLANT if you are in an area that has the potential to see lower than -30°F. None of the peaches—except for Contender (-33°F) and Siberian Peach (-38°F)—can survive sub -30°F temperatures in our experience.

Tree Details

Trees are 5–7 ft tall and grafted onto Lovell full size rootstock.

Questions we get about Blushingstar Peach

Does Blushingstar Peach need a pollenizer?

No. Blushingstar Peach is self-fertile, so a single tree can set fruit. Self-fertile, so a single tree will set fruit. No pollenizer needed. Partners we carry include Contender Peach, Glohaven Peach, PF-24C Cold Hardy Peach.

How cold hardy is Blushingstar Peach?

We rate Blushingstar Peach hardy to zone 4b, which means winters down to about -25°F. Our ratings come from real winters at our two Montana sites and from trusted growers across the North, not from a catalog average.

When does Blushingstar Peach ripen?

About Aug 29 to Sep 9 in Missoula, Montana (an estimate built from published sources and our climate). Warmer places run earlier and cooler places later; our ripening map converts the date to your town.

How big does Blushingstar Peach get?

We graft Blushingstar Peach onto Krymsk 86 (full size).

What is Blushingstar Peach good for?

Our top use scores for Blushingstar Peach are fresh eating (8/10), salads and slicing (7/10), sauce and butter (7/10), jams and jellies (7/10). Anything scored 8 or higher makes our Best Of lists.

Will deer eat Blushingstar Peach?

Sometimes. Deer browse Blushingstar Peach now and then, so protect young plants where deer pressure is high.

Pollination partners

Good partners for Blushingstar Peach

Blushingstar Peach is self-fertile, so one tree will fruit on its own. If you'd like a second peach or nectarine, these bloom at the same time and work well together.

Bloom group 4 of 7 (Mid)

Pollination Self-fertile

Pollen Good pollenizer

14 trees we carry bloom with it. 7 in stock now.