When it comes to planting your peach trees, Allison recommends finding a spot in your yard that gets plenty of sunshine. 'These sun-lovers need at least 6-8 hours of rays each day,' she says.

Today, there’s not a single Elberta peach tree in the 130-year-old orchard. Two factors led to the Elberta peach’s fall from favor, Sirle said: “Americans buy with their eyes; ...

PIE-A-DAY #49. Amelia Saltsman is the author of the Santa Monica Farmers Market Cookbook.Hear her this week on the PieCast and this Saturday on Good Food’s Market Report.. Every summer, my husband and ...

If a team is accepted, they pay an $850 fee to “adopt” an Elberta peach tree or $800 for a Le Grand nectarine tree, another ...

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The trees are getting watered two times each week for 40 minutes. I cleared out the rock mulch and replaced it with cedar mulch around the base of the tree. I lost a bottle tree last year so I’m ...

Here is a list of farmers and fruit stands that sell the Elberta peach, or the closely related Fay Elbertas: Enzo’s Table, Clovis Hours: 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Saturday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday ...

The Peach Tree offers Fay Elberta peaches and Fayettes. This story was originally published August 2, 2011 at 5:31 PM. Get unlimited digital access #ReadLocal. Try 1 month for $1.

A second-generation farmer, Masumoto wants to be sure that the adopters who sign up to harvest the fruit from the certified organic Elberta peach or Le Grand nectarine trees in his Del Ray, California ...

IT'S A pastry chef's version of a plan to outwit the biological -- well, seasonal -- ticking clock: peach babies that are yours when you adopt a tree.

The Elberta peach tree can grow up to 25 feet tall, but growers recommend containing it to about 15 feet to make the harvest easier. It can produce fruit within three years of planting.

One of the last Suncrest peaches ripens on the tree at The Peach Place. As the Suncrest season winds downs, the Early Elberta peaches reach their prime. (Andy Cripe , Gazette-Times) ...