Peach Redhaven Dwarf

Redhaven Dwarf Peach

Redhaven Dwarf Peach / Red Haven Peach

‘Redhaven’ is a productive deciduous fruit tree known for sweet, juicy, yellow-fleshed freestone peaches with red-blushed yellow skin. It is one of the classic home-orchard peaches, valued for reliable crops, good flavor, and versatility for fresh eating, canning, freezing, baking, and preserves. Spring brings fragrant pink flowers before the green foliage develops, followed by a midseason fruit crop. ‘Redhaven’ originated in South Haven, Michigan, and was introduced in 1940.

Type: Deciduous fruit tree / dwarf peach
Mature Size: 8–10 ft. wide × 8–10 ft. tall on dwarfing rootstock; standard forms can reach 20–25 ft. tall and wide but can be kept smaller with pruning.
USDA Zones: 5a–8b; some nursery sources list zone 4 where flower buds are protected and conditions are favorable.
Form: Compact, rounded to spreading fruit tree
Light: Full sun
Soil / Water: Fertile, loamy, well-drained soil; average water during establishment and fruit development; avoid wet, poorly drained sites
Bloom Time / Length: Early to mid spring; pink flowers are showy and fragrant, but may be damaged by late frost
Fruit Time: Midseason, commonly mid to late July depending on region; Arbor Day lists ripening in late July.
Wildlife: Flowers attract bees and other pollinating insects; ripe fruit may attract birds, squirrels, raccoons, and other wildlife

Features & Landscape Uses:
Excellent for small orchards, edible landscapes, backyard fruit gardens, sunny borders, and compact fruit plantings. ‘Redhaven’ is especially useful where a dependable yellow freestone peach is wanted. It is widely planted because it is productive, self-pollinating, and has good disease resistance, including reported resistance or tolerance to leaf spot and bacterial spot depending on source.

Care:
Plant in full sun with good air circulation. Prune annually during dormancy to maintain an open-center shape, control height, and encourage productive young wood. Thin young fruit after set to improve fruit size and reduce limb breakage. Watch for common peach issues such as peach leaf curl, brown rot, borers, bacterial spot, and late-frost damage to flowers.

Pollination:
Self-pollinating / self-fertile, so one tree can produce fruit; nearby peach or nectarine varieties may improve overall fruit set.

Chill Requirement:
Commonly listed around 800–900 chill hours, though some sources list higher depending on region and nursery stock. 

Plant type

Fruit Tree

Height

8-10'

Width

8-10'

Hardiness zones

5–8

Sunlight

Full Sun

Bloom time

Early Spring, Mid Spring

Flower color

Pink

Leaf color

Green

Fall color

Red

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Soil

Moist well-drained, Rich

Landscape use

Fruit, Home Orchard

Shape

Compact, Rounded, Spreading

Fruit

Yes

Fragrant

Yes

Drought tolerant

No