Contender Peach Roadside Plum Sambucus canadensis 'Wyldewood'

Sambucus canadensis 'Wyldewood'

Requires 2200 Growing Degree Days (GDD)

nigra variety nearby

often growing 3'-5' per year in favorable conditions

Named for the French Abbot who developed the cultivar in 1866

Contender Peach Roadside Plum Sambucus canadensis 'Wyldewood'Prunus persica 'Contender' This delicious, late blooming peach escapes spring frosts and sets fruit in much of the nation. Its freestone peaches are large and sweetly aromatic, with bright red over yellow skin and yellow flesh. It is great for fresh eating, freezing, and especially canning, since its firm flesh resists browning. Introduced from the North Carolina Experiment station in 1988, it has a high chilling requirement of 1050 chill hours, so