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Cresthaven
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Cresthaven is a late midseason yellow freestone from Michigan breeding—round fruit with red blush, non-browning yellow flesh, and sturdy texture that freezes and cans more cleanly than soft melt-types. Fresh flavour is pleasantly peachy with good acid; it will not win a perfume contest against white peaches but earns kitchen respect. Trees handle cooler climates better than many Southern types. Chosen by home preservers and northern commercial growers for late reliable crops. Slice for freezer bags, jam, and cobblers. Let fruit soften off the tree a day if picked firm—Cresthaven rewards a little patience.
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History
Michigan State University released Cresthaven for late hardy freestone production.
Great Lakes orchards adopted Cresthaven for fresh and process dual use.
Home orchard catalogues listed Cresthaven as a dependable northern peach.
Cresthaven remained planted where late season and flesh stability mattered.