Is it fair to say the Loring peach is 80% as good as a Red Haven?

[krismoriah]

Some may say that Loring is better…in this older post comparing Loring and Red Haven.

I think it depends on the amount of water during a particular season myself… or where it was grown had a water restriction etc.

Redhaven peaches

Below is a link to and article in Growing Produce, which I thought some might find interesting. I’ve seen the same thing Bill Shane describes, namely farm marketers selling all kinds of yellow peaches as Redhaven. A true Redhaven is a great peach, as grown here. It is still the most widely planted peach in the U.S, and for good reason, in my opinion. It has a natural spreading habit, produces large sweet peaches (unless there is a ton of rain) and is later blooming and fairly tolerant of low…