Low Chill Peach Varieties

[Ozygarden]

Hey,
I'm just wondering what low chill (300 hours or below) peach varieties I can grow in a subtropical environment. I have been looking at Bonanza but there seems to be much controversy over its chill hours. Just looking for any suggestions or experience anyone has on growing peaches in this environment,
Cheers,
Jeremy

 

[Meadowlark]

Here is a list of various low chill:

Variety	Flesh Color	Cling/Freestone	Chill Hours
VERY LOW CHILL (250 Hours or Less):
‘UF Best’	yellow	semi-cling	100-150
‘UF Sun’	yellow	semi-cling	100-150
‘Tropic Beauty’	yellow	semi-free	150
‘FlordaGLO’	white	semi-cling	150
‘TropicPrince’	yellow	semi-free	150
‘TropicBeauty’	yellow	semi-free	150
‘FloridaPrince’	yellow	semi-free	150
‘Eva’s Pride’	yellow	cling	100-200
‘May Pride’	yellow/red	semi-free	150-200
‘Tropic Snow’	white	free	200
‘Santa Barbara’	yellow	free	200-300
‘Babcock’	white	free	200-300
‘Saturn’	yellow	free	200-300
‘Bonita’	yellow	free	< 250
‘Desert Gold’	yellow	semi-free	250
‘Mid Pride’	yellow	free	250
‘Red Baron’	yellow	free	250
LOW CHILL (250-400 Hours):
‘Southern Rose’	yellow	free	250-350
‘August Pride’	yellow	free	< 300
‘Earligrande’	yellow	semi-free	300
‘FlordaCrest’	yellow	semi-cling	375
‘Gulf King’	yellow	cling	350-400
‘Champagne’	white	semi-free	400
‘Gulf Crimson’	yellow	cling	400
‘GulfPrince’	yellow	semi-free	400
‘FlordaKing’	yellow	cling	450
‘TexKing’	yellow	cling	450
‘TexStar’	yellow	semi-free	450
MEDIUM CHILL (400-650 Hours):
‘Strawberry Free’	white	free	350-500
‘Bonanza’	yellow	free	450
‘Rio Grande’	yellow	free	450
‘TexPrince’	yellow	free	550
‘TexRoyal’	yellow	free	600
‘Early Elberta’	yellow	free	600-700
‘Tropi-Berta’	yellow	cling	600
‘La Feliciana’	yellow	free	600
‘June Prince’	yellow	semi-free	650
‘Southern Pearl’	white	free	650
‘Suwanee’	yellow	free	650
‘Junegold’	yellow	cling	650

Peach cultivars with low chill-hour requirements


Of these I have grown/am growing the "Florida Prince" ( very good producer of small peaches), "Desert Gold" (another good producer), and "June Prince" ( lost in dry weather). Not listed but another low chill is the "Sam Houston" , very good but prone to peach worm.