Peach trees puzzling for area

Question: I live in the Mesquite area (1,800 feet elevation) and was looking to plant three different varieties of peach that would not ripen all at the same time. Would also appreciate some advice on when to plant them and where I might obtain them should you recommend bare roots.

It is hard to predict which peach trees will be available for you to purchase to help you plan. I can make recommendations, but these trees may or may not be available. If you are an experienced gardener, then bare root is the best way to go. If you are not, then I would recommend planting from containers.

Off the top of my head, I would probably pick a yellow peach, a white peach for sure. Something like May Pride, Babcock and Indian Free. If you look at my downloadable recommended variety list, it will tell you which are early, mid and late peaches: tinyurl.com/morrisrecpeaches.

You can also look at varieties posted on Dave Wilson Nursery, which is the best site for general information on growing fruit trees: davewilson.com/br40/br40_trees/peaches.html

Bob Morris is a professor emeritus in horticulture with the University of Nevada and can be reached at extremehort@aol.com. Visit his blog at xtremehorticulture.blogspot.com.