Add to wishlist
sugar giant peach tree

Sugar Giant Peach Tree

The Sugar Giant peach tree not only bears one of the largest white-fleshed peaches with an amazing flavor, but also is one of the best performing. They produce delicious freestone white with red blushed peaches with radiant pink flowers in the spring. Not only is the fruit firm, juicy, and sweet, but it is also perfect for canning, preserving, and baking as well as eating off the tree.

This product is currently out of stock and unavailable.

General Tree Height/Caliper: Most of our fruit trees (apple, peach, apricot, plum, pear, nectarine, quince, and cherry) are grafted/budded and are 4-6' tall with a caliper/diameter of about 1/4-3/4". Most have more than 5' height and 1/2" diameter. The other trees are seedlings, such as pawpaw, mulberry, persimmon, shade, berry, and flowering trees which range from 18-36" tall.

A rootstock primarily controls a tree's size and how early it bears fruit. Learn more about our specific rootstocks.

SKU: pea-sug-gia Categories: , Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Sugar Giant Peach Tree Overview

The Sugar Giant peach tree not only bears one of the largest white-fleshed peaches with an amazing flavor, but also is one of the best performing. In fact Zaiger Genetics in Modesto, California developed this peach tree. They produce delicious freestone white with red blushed peaches with radiant pink flowers in the spring. Not only is the fruit firm, juicy, and sweet, but it is also perfect for canning, preserving, and baking as well as eating off the tree.

Just like some other peach trees, the Sugar Giant peach tree prefers fertile well-draining soils. It can grow well in hardiness zones 5-9. Additionally, it needs around 800-900 chill hours which are the average hours of air temperature between 32° and 45° F in a typical winter season. Moreover these peaches will ripen mid-season In the spring. When they flower, they will decorate the landscape with a bouquet of aromatic, pink blossoms. If you would like more information on how to plant and grow fruit trees, see the articles in our guide.

Growing Characteristics

  • Uses: Eating fresh, canning, cooking, preserving
  • Taste: Juicy, sweet, exceptional firmness and flavor
  • Size: Very large
  • Color: White skin with a scarlet blush and white flesh
  • Height: 12-15ft
  • Type: Freestone
  • Hardiness Zones: 5-9
  • Harvest period: Mid-season, July
  • Pollination: Although the Sugar Giant peach tree is self-fertile, which means it can produce fruit without the help of other trees, the fruiting can improve when you plant other peach varieties close by.
  • Diseases: In order to prevent diseases like leaf curl and brown rot, spraying is a good idea. However it does show medium resistance to bacterial spot.
  • Cultivation: This peach tree is very vigorous and productive. However it does need well-drained, fertile soils and full-partial sun.
Rootstock

Lovell

Reviews

There are no reviews yet.

Be the first to review “Sugar Giant Peach Tree”

Shipping

  • Our shipping cost is 15-25% of the order total (depending on the size of the trees and how far the state is from NY) plus our handling fee which includes light pruning, packaging, printing, and quality checks.
  • To get an estimate for shipping cost, put your address on the cart page with your desired trees.
  • Note: we ship to Hawaii and Alaska however the shipping price is higher.

Warranty

  • If your tree doesn’t grow by July 1st or dies in the fall of the first year, please email us with a photo, order number, and description of the issue.
  • If the issue is related with the tree itself rather than lack of care, we guarantee to replace it next season or give a full refund.

Refunds and Cancellations

  • You can cancel your order to receive a full refund, but please note that cancelling an order after April 1st will result in a partial refund of 75% of the order total.
  • We much prefer payments by credit card or PayPal. If you pay by check or cash, then payments for pickup and shipping orders should be received within 30 days of your order, otherwise will be automatically cancelled.
  • If due to unforeseen circumstances your ordered tree is no longer available, you can get a full refund or a substitution with another variety.