Indian Free Peach

I planted " Indian Free (Stone)" peach from Raintree Nursery in spring of 2024. In a season of 2024, it grew above 5 ft and flowered in next spring (2025). "Hardired" nectarine and “Frost” peach are "Indian Free’s" neighbors, blooming time of all 3 trees overlapped very well therefore crosspollination was efficient. The fruit set of “Indian free” was so heavy that intense fining was necessary. Fruits started ripening by the beginning of September and were ready in 2-3 weeks. In my case the skin of peaches were entirely colored in burgundy-crimson color with just few fruits having minor white/uncolored spots. While coloration of fruit pulp was highly variable, ranging from almost entire burgundy color (the cut-a-half peach resembles a giant black cherry from inside…) to significant white pulp zone around the pit (20-30% of all pulp of the fruit). Please see photos uploaded for illustration. The taste of fruits is amazing, more tart than typical peach (in my case “Frost”), but sweet enough to balance that additional acidity, with rich and complex peach flavor and nice berry-like aftertaste which resamples raspberries or blackberries. Juiciness is higher than of typical peach as well. "Indian Free" peach tree is incredibly resistant to Peach Leaf Curl disease with just a few deformed leaves (which survive almost to the end of the season) with very healthy-looking foliage. Resistance level of "Indian Free" is significantly higher than “Frost’s”.

All the other trees I bought are growing well, this one never leafed out.

I was disappointed at the condition of the tree. There were about 8 to 10 branches that were tied together over the main trunk. They were all dead. I had to cut them off as well as part of the main trunk. All that is left is about 3 feet of main trunk and 4 new branches just starting to grow. You can see from the photos that the cut trunk is dead and brittle.

Very high quality tree. Much more mature than I thought it would be. I topped it at 3ft to to start the vase shape I'm looking for with a lower canopy but even as is, it was very well shaped.

Will take a couple years to fruit but that was my decision to top it.

The tree I received is very sturdy and well branched. The roots are also sturdy and well formed. Appears to be a healthy tree and if it has the promised resistance to leaf curl I will be a happy man!

I recieved 3 peach trees and one didnt survive, Raintree is giving me a credit. 2Trees are BEAUTIFUL.

planted bareroot and the have come alive.

I am so pleased with the size and quality of the delivery I received with this Indian Free Peach Tree. I have very high hopes for a beautiful tree. The condition of the tree is great (few broken scaffolding branches inside box) but the tree will surely be absolutely beautiful. Great shape and was nicely pre-pruned in advance of shipping. I will be buying more from Raintree!!

Best mail order tree ever bought. Been buying off and on over 50 years and this tree had the most and longest roots. Tree shape was pruned exactly like a peach should look. Not afraid to order again.

I won't be purchasing from Raintree Nursery. For my high desert climate waiting until May to ship meant summer was already here and my tree couldn't keep up with the heat and died. :/ I was so excited for this, but I will look for a different supplier next time. Raintree also doesn't have a good warranty, so keep that in mind when purchasing and paying for shipping.

This peach tree has been in the ground for a month and is putting out leaves. I was a little worried because of all the bare root peach trees I have ordered from Raintree, this one had the least amount of roots. However, this seems to be a non-issue as the tree is healthy and growing. I am happy with this tree so far and am looking forward to a good peach harvest in a few years.

Really nice tree. It took off strong with a lot of growth the first year with really nice branching. I am looking forward to harvesting from this tree!

Plants arrived in great condition!

Tree arrived in excellent condition. This is not my first purchase from you and I have always been happy with my trees and grapes

The Indian Free peach tree came on time and very nicely packed. I was impressed with the tree and very impressed with the ample root structure. I have no doubt this tree will thrive.

this is the best bareroot tree I've ever planted. perfect shape, perfectly pruned, very heavy stock. only reason I gave a four is shipping is on the high end compared to others

Item arrived in good condition I'd planted on the ground and still looking good

healthy

My peach tree arrived very very small, thin and with a very distinct "S" curve to the trunk. The smallest little bare-root tree I've ever received, and also the least straight.

Packaged great! Planted same day. 5 days later leafing & flowering!

Received/planted 5/14 in NC.

Nice branches & Root.

Really nice tree! Definitely worth the money. Can’t wait to get peaches.

Bigger & healthy than expected! started leafing out,looks great.Glad with pick from RAINTREE Thanks!!

Got my Indian peaches on time, healthy, big and strong. Bravo Raintree.

It took almost an year to receive this sought after peach tree after ordering. When finally arrived as bare root, it looked like a nice dwarf tree with lot of branching already and planted it as soon as I received. I felt it was already late for planting in my area as all my other stone fruit trees were already flowering. It is in the ground and yet to show any signs of life. Keeping my fingers crossed as it took a long wait to get it shipped.

We bought an Indian Free peach tree from Raintree last year, this was the first year it blossomed, early and sustained. Plenty of fruit, but July and August came and went, and they stayed small and hard.

Hmmmmm.

Second week of September, and the first fell off. Cut it open, and it was amazing. Dark red juice, the center white, deep red under the skin, not hard at all, and flavor out of this world.

Tree is happy without any disease, and that in Seattle with its very wet winter of 2020/21. Could not be happier and are glad we drove down to Raintree for this peach (and for two Persimmon trees (Kaki).

My tree showed and looks absolutely amazing. It has been in the ground a couple of weeks and is setting blooms on now with some leafs coming on as well. Thanks again this is truly amazing looking tree.