Item Number: FT140
O'Henry Peach Tree
Late-season sweetness and delight
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O’Henry Peach Tree is a late-summer favorite for gardeners who want large fruit with vivid color, firm texture, and a flavor that remains lively even at full sweetness. Its golden-yellow skin becomes heavily washed in crimson, creating an impressive peach that looks as polished in a harvest basket as it does on the tree. Dense yellow freestone flesh delivers abundant juice and a rich sweet-tart balance rather than one-dimensional sugar. That firmness makes O’Henry especially enjoyable sliced fresh and dependable for baking, canning, jam, and freezing. Because it ripens after many familiar midseason peaches, it also helps keep the orchard exciting when earlier crops are winding down. For shoppers who want to extend peach season without sacrificing visual appeal or traditional flavor, O’Henry offers a memorable bridge toward the end of summer.
O’Henry needs about 750 chill hours and grows in USDA zones 5–9. This semi-dwarf tree on Citation rootstock generally ripens from mid- to late August.
O’Henry is self-fruitful and can bear alone. Another peach with overlapping bloom may encourage pollinator activity and support fruit set.
O'Henry Peach Tree Details
- Fruit: Large golden-yellow freestone peach with an intense crimson blush
- Flavor and texture: Firm, juicy, richly sweet, and pleasantly tangy
- Best uses: Fresh eating, baking, canning, jam, and freezing
- Harvest: Mid- to late August
- USDA zones: 5–9
- Chill hours: About 750 hours
- Tree size: Semi-dwarf on Citation rootstock
- Pollination: Self-fruitful; another compatible peach may support pollinator activity and fruit set.
- Recommended companions: Pair with Muir Peach for an earlier crop or Fairtime Peach to continue the season.
- Special care: Thin developing fruit and maintain strong branch structure for the large crop.
- Something special: O’Henry became a celebrated California fresh-market peach because its firmness travels well without giving up rich flavor.
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Shipping Information
Shipping Information
Cannot ship to the following states: HI, AK, PR, GU, VI
Shipping Weight: 5.0 lb
Dimensions: 47.5"L x 7.3"W x 2.75"H
Features
Features
- Freestone
Characteristics
Characteristics
Planting & Care
Planting & Care
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Guarantee
Guarantee
Limited Dormant Tree & Plant Guarantee
* Claim deadline is June 15th
We guarantee that your dormant tree or plant will arrive in good, viable condition. If your tree arrives in substandard condition, notify us within 3 days of delivery. Please email pictures of the box, inside packaging, the tree and its roots to helpdesk@groworganic.com. We will investigate your claim and process a request to exchange or refund the damaged product.
If your dormant tree or plant has not grown new leaves by June 15th, you may be eligible for our Limited Dormant Tree & Plant Guarantee. This guarantee provides for a store credit for the purchase price of the tree, excluding shipping. Please see the Instructions below.
Important Dates:
- April 1st Dormant trees/plants must be planted in the ground
- May 15th Perform scratch test, if no new leaves have grown
- June 15th Deadline to apply for a dormant tree/plant credit
All required documentation must be received by June 15th for your claim to be considered. Claims or documentation received after June 15th will be denied, without exception. Instructions listed below
Terms and Conditions
We cannot guarantee that your tree or plant will remain alive and healthy after it is received, or bear fruit as there are too many variables in your environment that are beyond our control (i.e. soil preparation, weed and pest control, proper irrigation, chill hours, compatible hardiness for your growing zone, proper choice of pollinator, extreme weather, rodent damage, disease, etc.).
We cannot guarantee that we will be able to provide a replacement tree/plant of the same species either that same growing season or in future years. Customers are responsible for all shipping fees associated with replacement trees and plants.
If we determine that the tree you purchased directly from us is not viable, we will issue you a store credit (not a refund) for the purchase price of the affected dormant tree or plant. Shipping is not included in the dormant tree/plant guarantee. Store credits can be used to purchase any product we sell and are valid for use only until July 1st of the following year.
Historically, 98% of our dormant trees and plants grow and thrive when they have been cared for and planted using our growing guides. Dormant trees and plants must be planted in the ground by April 1st in order to be eligible for credit. If the ground in your area is still frozen solid, you may temporarily plant your tree or plant in a pot.
Potted, non-dormant trees or plants are excluded from this guarantee as they are not dormant at the time of shipment. Evergreen trees such as citrus, avocado and olive trees are not available for credit under the Dormant Tree and Plant Guarantee.
Instructions
We guarantee that your dormant fruit tree or plant will leaf out, if you care for it according to our growing guides. In the unlikely event that your dormant tree or plant does not have leaves by May 15th, follow these simple steps to apply for a store credit:
Before you call or email, please perform a “scratch test” to determine if the tree or plant is still alive. This video shows how to check for live tissue under the bark. Scratch tests need to be done a few inches above and below the graft.
Green Cambium Layer / Living Trees
If the cambium layer under the bark is green, give your tree a little more time. It is still alive, but hasn’t come out of dormancy yet. Check to make sure that it is getting the right amount of deep root water, enough sunlight and that the weather is warm enough for that type of tree/plant to come out of dormancy. Every tree has its own personality and will come out of dormancy at different times. Be sure to submit the required documentation listed below by June 15th, if it doesn’t grow leaves.
Brown Cambium Layer / Dead Trees
If the scratch test shows a brown cambium layer or if your dormant tree/plant doesn’t have leaves by June 1st, please email us at helpdesk@groworganic.com. All required documentation listed below must be received by June 15th for your claim to be considered. To be considered for the guarantee claim, all required documentation must be received by June 15th. Incomplete submissions will be denied.
Required Documentation
- Order number
- Name of dormant tree/plant and the quantity affected
- Photos of each tree or plant showing:
- The roots (tree or plant must be pulled out of the ground)
- The scratch test areas
- The entire tree/plant
We reserve the right to not issue credit for items that have already been replaced. We also reserve the right to require photographic evidence that the tree/plant was not killed by root rot, rodent or mechanical damage.
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This bare root tree came and leafed out very quickly and is doing great!
Bare root didn't come in very good shape and was missing the identifying marker that came on all the other trees I bought. I called to let them know and get a replacement marker, but they didn't want to send I guess and repeated the warranty process a few times. I keep a catalogue of all my fruit trees in my orchard, so the markers are kept and added to the catalogue. If customer service had been better, I would have given them a 5, but didn't really want to help me. Tree came out of its bad condition and It is growing well now. Glad we have an organic nursery that we can get organic trees for our orchard.
Great service an product
Healthy bare root plant. Started to leaf out.
Highly recommend!