Learn about the Glowing Star peach that originated in the state of Michigan.
What is a Glowing Star Peach? It is a yellow flesh peach that is freestone so the pit can be removed easily. It is a late season peach that has good flavor.
Next up on the peaches to review, are a member of the Stellar family of peaches - the Glowing Star. Any peach with the name "star" in it's name is a part of the Stellar family. Each member of the family ripens at a different time, so a farmer can plant several members of the family and have peaches last throughout the season. The Glowing Star peach comes near the end of the Stellar family, ripening 27 days after Red Haven.
⭐ Review
Here is what I think of this peach variety on a scale of 1-10.
| Acidity | 7 |
| Peach Flavor | 7 |
| Sweetness | 6 |
| Juiciness | 6 |
This was a pretty good peach. It had a nice peach flavor with a nice balance of acidity and sweetness. It wasn't the juicy peaches I had this year, but still a decent amount of juice.
These peaches do not brown when you cut them and since they are freestone, they make great peaches to use in canning. A great peach to use in a fruit salad!
You can bake with these peaches as well. They have enough acid to make them a good baking option in my book.
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 Glowing Star peaches.
- Fruit Acres Farm (Coloma, MI)
- Gem Orchards (Emmett, ID)
- Hidden Hills Orchard (Marietta, OH)
- Bennett Orchards (Frankford, DE)
- Wells Orchards (Grand Rapids, MI)
- Black Bear Orchards (Palisade, CO)
- Hollis Hills Farm (Fitchburg, MA)
- Peters Orchards (Gardners, PA)
- Elwood Orchard (North Scituate, RI)
Have you had this peach before? Leave a comment below sharing where you got yours.
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Learn from the Traveling Peach Connoisseur
I have personally traveled to peach orchards in Michigan, Ohio, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Utah. I shop for peaches in grocery stores throughout the country and have identified the best tasting peaches in the land.
Rose
I bought glow star white peaches and online info says they're not recommended for canning. I did find a site that said she canned them all the time with no problem. They're not acidic enough for canning. Any input?
Eric Samuelson
I have not canned white peaches myself. What I would do is search for a recipe that directly calls for canning white peaches if you can find one. I have seen websites talking about them not having enough acid for canning. I would say if you can't find solid information or are nervous about canning, that you may have to just go with freezing them.