Contender Peach Tree | Lovell (Subject to Supply) - Bare Root (Spring 2026)

Contender is the modern gold standard for cold hardy peach trees that thrive in northern environments.

Tolerant to disease and excellent for eating fresh, freezing or canning.

Freestone peach so that the fruit easily falls away from the pit (seed).

Fruit is medium to large, sweet and juicy.

Trees are reliable and abundant producers.

Please be patient to order as availability won't be confirmed until late winter.

Tree Details:

Bare root trees

1/2" or greater caliper

4 foot tall

Good for zone 5 - 8 (See your USDA zone)

Trees are on Lovell a reliable rootstock with a long running history for success. It produces standard sized trees (12-15' tall) and is productive, well anchored and cold hardy. We recommend keeping trees on Lovell rootstock in zone 5, which is where Sioux Falls is located as it is not as cold hardy as bailey. Trees on Lovell will not tolerate wet feet and when planted into water logged, clay or low lying soils can be susceptible to root rots.

Peach trees are self-fertile (Trees don't require more than one tree to produce fruit, but having a second to improve pollination can increase the amount of fruit produced by the trees.)