Experience with cold hardy peaches

[SpokanePeach]

There is some great reading on first hand experience with cold hardiness from @Olpea at this link:

Further Evaluation of Winter Damage of Peach Buds

Three years ago, I reported winter freeze damage for the peach varieties I was growing at the time. Last winter, we had a significant cold winter event where it got down to about -10F in very early winter. I recognize -10F isn’t supposed to be a critical event for peaches, but it seems to be here. Once again we had winter damage to dormant peach fruit buds, and once again I went through and rated the damage. Surprisingly, the winter damage at these temps is highly cultivar dependent. Also, …