Risingstar peaches ripening on the branch

Risingstar Peach (Spring 2027)

$54.99

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Pollination Self-fertile

Bloom group 5 of 7 (Mid-Late)

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Ripening

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At a glance: Risingstar 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 5 of 7, mid-late for a peach or nectarine), and it ripens about Aug 1 to Aug 5 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 5 of 7 (mid-late), early spring here. Self-fertile, so a single tree will set fruit. No pollenizer needed. Nearby varieties that can boost the crop: Redstar Peach, Veteran Peach, Blushingstar Peach, Contender Peach and 8 more. Peach Pollination Map.
Ripens	About Aug 1 to Aug 5 in Missoula (a Missoula estimate 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 (7/10), salads and slicing (6/10), sauce and butter (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

One of Tom McCamant’s favorites at Forbidden Fruit Orchard in Montana. Even though the books don’t tend to list this variety as hardy along with others, they probably should. The tree is of medium vigor—hardy and productive—with good resistance to bacterial spot and peach canker.

Fruit Set, Flavor & Unique Traits

Flower buds and blossoms are very hardy, resulting in heavy fruit set and requiring diligent thinning to get decent fruit size. Fruits average 2-1/2” and larger. The skin is 80% bright orange-red. Flesh is firm and melting, with a pleasing sugar-to-acid ratio. It’s non-browning and semi-freestone.

Freestone. Hardy to zone 5 and possibly protected zone 4 sites. It may be able to survive -30°F. Our suspicion is that this may be hardier than Reliance but less hardy than Contender—certainly less hardy than Siberian C.

Tree Details

Trees are 3-4 ft. tall and grafted onto Krymsk 86 full size rootstock.

Questions we get about Risingstar Peach

Does Risingstar Peach need a pollenizer?

No. Risingstar 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 Redstar Peach, Veteran Peach, Blushingstar Peach.

How cold hardy is Risingstar Peach?

We rate Risingstar 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 Risingstar Peach ripen?

About Aug 1 to Aug 5 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 Risingstar Peach get?

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

What is Risingstar Peach good for?

Our top use scores for Risingstar Peach are fresh eating (7/10), salads and slicing (6/10), sauce and butter (6/10), juice and sweet cider (6/10).

Will deer eat Risingstar Peach?

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

Pollination partners

Good partners for Risingstar Peach

Risingstar 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 5 of 7 (Mid-Late)

Pollination Self-fertile

Pollen Good pollenizer

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