{"product_id":"nsj-old-peach","title":"North San Juan Blood Peach Tree","description":"\u003cp\u003eNorth San Juan Blood Peach Tree offers the rare pleasure of growing fruit whose appearance, flavor, and history are inseparable. Its peaches carry deeply pigmented flesh in shades of cream, rose, and crimson, creating dramatic slices and richly colored preserves. The flavor is bold and layered rather than conventionally mild, with the aromatic sweetness and lively complexity associated with old blood-peach selections. This is fruit that invites conversation at the table and connects a modern garden to centuries of orchard tradition. The tree also supports a larger preservation story: each purchase helps sustain the work of identifying and propagating historic fruit varieties before they disappear. For gardeners who want their orchard to hold both delicious harvests and living history, North San Juan Blood Peach is a distinctive selection that commercial fruit aisles simply cannot reproduce.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis standard tree on Lovell rootstock needs 700–900 chill hours and grows in USDA zones 4–9. It generally ripens in midsummer. Plant in full sun with good drainage and airflow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorth San Juan Blood Peach is self-fruitful. Another compatible peach may encourage pollinator activity and support fruit set.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNorth San Juan Blood Peach Tree Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFruit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Historic clingstone blood peach with richly colored flesh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlavor and texture:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sweet, aromatic, bold, and complex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest uses:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fresh eating, preserves, pies, cobblers, and freezing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Midsummer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4–9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChill hours:\u003c\/strong\u003e 700–900 hours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTree size:\u003c\/strong\u003e Standard on Lovell rootstock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollination:\u003c\/strong\u003e Self-fruitful; another compatible peach may support pollinator activity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended companions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pair with \u003ca href=\"\/products\/peach-indian-free-semi-dwarf\"\u003eIndian Free White Peach\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"\/products\/silver-logan-white-peach\"\u003eSilver Logan White Peach\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Allow full ripening to develop the fruit’s color and complexity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSomething special:\u003c\/strong\u003e Its lineage is associated with old European vineyard peaches planted as early indicators of powdery mildew.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOrchard Planning Resources\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/articles\/bare-root-tree-selection-guide\"\u003eBare Root Tree Selection Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/articles\/planting-bare-root-trees-for-beginners-a-comprehensive-guide\"\u003eHow to Plant Bare Root Trees\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1Rdt4TYt4fE0vpvNhXDgewxzwx4hg8xQc8_14DbtDKNc\/edit?usp=drivesdk\"\u003eFruit \u0026amp; Nut Tree Characteristics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vRTawkXXtycdiTxe58p-gVjdAzuxvNCc7sZ9wri56m0rgvBQIbRObXuK2hSdDHL08ev0R3uzcupme6D\/pubhtml\"\u003eTree Rootstock Characteristics Chart\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Felix Gillet Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41859968893041,"sku":"FT386","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/1391\/9089\/files\/john_Cirrus_peach_early_-_high_resolution_978fa483-08ef-4b12-9f09-622c92abcf56.jpg?v=1766096461","url":"https:\/\/www.groworganic.mom\/products\/nsj-old-peach","provider":"Grow Organic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}