Butternut Farm



Peaches AND NECTARINES



at Butternut Farm



We have over 750 pick your own trees! Peak season is mid-August through the beginning of September. Don’t miss out on these sweet, juicy, and easy to pick fruit!



Our crop for 2023 crop was unfortunately frozen out by a deep freeze in February. We will have to go without this summer, keep those fingers crossed for 2024.




Our Varieties - In Order of Ripening



Early Season: (July 25th – Aug 15th)

  • Pick First (PF1): yellow flesh, semi cling, fresh eating
  • Harrow Diamond: yellow flesh, mostly freestone when fully ripe, fresh eating, one of the season’s best
  • Desiree: yellow flesh, semi cling, firm
  • PF-5B: yellow flesh, semi cling, fresh eating
  • Garnet Beauty: yellow flesh, semi-cling, fresh eating
  • PF-7: yellow flesh, great flavor, fresh eating, semi cling
  • Risingstar: yellow flesh, semi-cling, fresh eating

Mid-Season: (Aug 15th – Sept 5th)

  • Saturn: white flesh, donut shaped, outstanding flavor, WOW!
  • Howard’s Choice (Pf-15a): mostly freestone, fresh eating and canning
  • Pf-11: yellow flesh freestone, canning, freezing and fresh eating
  • Red Haven: yellow flesh, first true freestone, benchmark for all peaches
  • Picking Frenzy (PF9A-007): yellow flesh, freestone, freezing, fresh eating
  • Glo Haven: yellow flesh, fresh eating freezing freestone
  • White Lady: white flesh, low acid, very sweet, freestone
  • Ernie’s Choice: yellow flesh, wonderful flavor, freezing, freestone
  • Klondike White: white flesh, sweet, fresh eating, freestone
  • Coral Star: yellow flesh, non-browning, sweet fresh eating, freestone

Late-Season: (Sept 6th - 20th)

  • Canadian Harmony: yellow flesh, large, unique flavor, great eating, freezing
  • Contender: smaller size but excellent flavor and quality, freestone, yellow flesh
  • Blushing Star: white flesh, small size, very sweet, freestone
  • Cold Hardy: yellow flesh, large size, firm, great flavor, freestone
  • Messina: yellow flesh, medium size, keeps well, freestone

Nectarines

  • Jade: Bright flavor with bi colored flesh. Ripens about Aug 13th
  • Sunglo: Sweet and juicy. Good for canning and freezing. Ripens about Sept 3rd.
  • Fantasia: Fantastic flavor, WOW! One of the season's best fruit. Ripens about Sept 15th.




Wanna be peach smart? Keep reading.

Semi-Cling: Semi cling means the peach flesh tends to "cling" to the pit when slicing. All our semi cling varieties ripen very early in the season, before Red Havens.

Freestone: Our first 100% freestone variety is Red Haven. This variety ripens about the 15th of August which marks the beginning of “freestone” season. Every variety that ripens later than Red Haven, is a freestone. Freestones are great for freezing and canning because the flesh falls so easily off of the pit when slicing.

White Flesh: Our white flesh peaches ripen mid-season. They are sub-acid (no acid) so the sweet flavor of the peach is very pronounced. These peaches are extremely aromatic, freestone, and are great for desserts.



Butternut Farm LLC



195 Meaderboro RD
Farmington, NH 03835


603-335-4705


info@butternutfarm.net