Glohaven Peach (Spring 2027)

This is our first year growing Glohaven, so everything below is secondhand until we get more long-term data from our own mother trees.

Overview

Glohaven is one of the Michigan "Haven" peaches, a big, nearly fuzzless, yellow freestone that ripens about a week and a half after Redhaven.

Origin and History

It was bred at Michigan State University by Stanley Johnston, the same breeder behind Redhaven. Between 1924 and 1963 he released eight yellow-fleshed freestone "Haven" peaches, including Halehaven, Redhaven and Glohaven, according to Good Fruit Grower. We haven't found a published parentage for it.

Fruit and Uses

Utah State University describes the fruit as large, nearly round, highly colored and "practically fuzzless," with yellow, firm flesh and a pleasant flavor. The Michigan Peach Sponsors note that the flesh resists browning. It ripens about eight to ten days after Redhaven. Stark Bro's calls it excellent for canning.

Growth Habit and Spacing

Ours are on Krymsk 86, which makes a tree around 15 feet here. Plan on about 15 feet between trees, 12 if you prune hard or 18 with less pruning. Adams County Nursery says the trees are vigorous and the buds are "very hardy against spring frosts." The downside, according to Michigan State's peach specialist, is that it doesn't crop as heavily as some newer varieties.

Pollination

Glohaven is self-fertile, so one tree will set fruit.

Cold Hardiness

We haven't found a documented winter survival temperature for Glohaven. Stark Bro's rates it zone 5. We've listed it at 4b for now, which is an estimate, and we'll update it once we've wintered our own trees.

About the photo: this isn’t Glohaven itself. Photos of Glohaven are either under copyright or simply unavailable, so we picked the open-source image that looks closest to the fruit. Photo: “IMG 5605” by Rosalee Yagihara (sumitramedia), via Flickr, licensed CC BY 2.0.