Learn all about one of my favorite white flesh peaches that was developed in my home state of Michigan
What is a Blushing Star Peach? It is a white flesh, freestone peach that ripens later in the season. It is sweet but has more acidity and flavor than a lot of other white peaches. It was developed in Michigan.
If you have been reading this site regularly you will know that there are several peach series such as the haven series (including Red Haven) and Flamin' Fury (all start with PF).
Today we are going to look at a peach from the stellar series, called the Blushing Star. All Stellar peach have the name "star" in them. I reviewed the Coral Star peach earlier this month. Not all stellar peaches are the same. Especially not in this case as the Blushing Star is a white fleshed peach. One good thing about stellar peaches is that they do not brown when cut, so they make a great choice for canning. The Blushing Star ripens 20 days after Red Havens. It is completely freestone.
⭐ Review
Here is what I think of this peach variety on a scale of 1-10.
| Acidity | 6 |
| Peach Flavor | 7 |
| Sweetness | 7 |
| Juiciness | 5 |
This was one of the best white peaches I have had. My wife is not a big fan of white peaches, and she questioned whether this really was a white peach but obviously the white flesh confirm it is!
It is more acidic than most white peaches with a stronger peach flavor. It's a medium sized peach, perfect size for eating and one of the only white peaches I would recommend for baking.
The peach also smells good, it has a floral scent to it.
Where is the best place to buy a good peach? Click here to read my article on shopping for peaches.
Check out these all my reviews of peaches in the Stellar (Star) series (days before/after Red Haven in parenthesis):
Rising Star Peaches (-5) - a decent early season semi-clingstone peach
Coral Star Peaches (+12) - my least favorite in the series, it is freestone
Blushing Star Peaches (+20) - a great tasting white free stone peach
Glowing Star Peaches (+25) - overall good later season free stone peach
🚜 Where to Buy
Here are some orchards that grow the Blushing Star Peach.
- Fruit Acres Farm (Coloma, MI)
- Wells Orchard (Grand Rapids, MI)
- Peters Orchard (Gardners, PA)
- Peachwood Orchards (Hood River, OR)
- Soons Orchard (New Hampton, NY)
- Morton's Orchard (Palisade, CO)
- Butternut Farm (Farmington, NH)
- Rendleman Orcharads (Alto Pass, IL)
Have you had this peach before? Leave a comment below sharing where you got yours.
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